Male Sex Hormones

The Male Sex Hormones

The general effects of castration, in addition to the loss of spermatogenesis, have been known since our earliest historical records. It is not the purpose of this paper to review the earlier studies which emphasize the effects of castration of the male, of transplantation of gonads, and of cryptorchidism on the various physiological, psychical, morphological, and histological changes in the bo...

Sex Hormones (Male): Analogs and Antagonists

4 Synthetic Androgens 22 4.1 Current Drugs on the Market 22 4.2 Therapeutic Uses and Bioassays 22 4.3 Structure–Activity Relationships for Androgens 25 4.3.1 Early Modifications 25 4.3.2 Methylated Derivatives 25 4.3.3 Ester Derivatives 25 4.3.4 Halo Derivatives 26 4.3.5 Other Androgen Derivatives 26 4.3.6 Summary of Structure–Activity Relationships 27 4.4 Absorption, Distribution, and Metaboli...

The Role of Hormones in Sex Disorders in the Male

Urologists, endocrinologists and psychiatrists tend to attribute sex disorders to organic, endocrine or psychic disturbances respectively and treat the conditions according to their speciality. It is generally realized that the sexual system and its functions are controlled by the mind more than any other system in the body. Nevertheless other factors cannot be ignored and the psychiatrist who ...

Cclxxvi . the Activation of the Male Sex Hormones

The Male Sex Hormones of Human Urine and Blood

Adler (1) in 1934 demonstrated that a physiologically inactive extract of human male urine can be obtained with butyl alcohol and that, by subsequent heating with strong acid, the inactive extract can be converted into a potent material which promotes the growth of the combs of capons. Peterson, Gallagher, and Koch (2) in 1937 confirmed the acid hydrolysis of the inactive form and have determin...