Normal at any cost
Subtitle: tall girls, short boys, and the medical industry's quest to manipulate height
By: Christine Cosgrove and Susan Cohen.
Contributors: Cohen, Susan, 1948-
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 405
ISBN-13: 9781585426836
Subjects: Stature, Short -- Hormone therapy; Stature, Tall -- Hormone therapy
Description: Two science journalists examine the fascinating history of medical science's flawed attempts to manipulate height and the ethics involved. They also tell the story of the boys and girls themselves, many of them now grown, who were subjected to a wide range of non-FDA-approved medical procedures. These treatments which consisted of extreme doses of estrogen, pituitary glands taken from both animals and human cadavers, and testosterone injectionsoften had disastrous side effects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.