Psychological Studies of Adult Male Patients with Sexual Infantilism Before and After Androgen Therapy
Authors: VIRGINIA HUFFER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 August 1964Psychological Studies of Adult Male Patients with Sexual Infantilism Before and After Androgen TherapyVIRGINIA HUFFER, M.D., WINFIELD H. SCOTT, PH.D., THOMAS B. CONNOR, M.D., HARRIS LOVICE, M.D.VIRGINIA HUFFER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WINFIELD H. SCOTT, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS B. CONNOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HARRIS LOVICE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-61-2-255 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis study explores some psychological implications of hormonal treatment of adult males who have failed to mature sexually. Although effective hormonal replacement for androgen deficiency has been available for more than 20 years, there are few reports on the emotional consequences of replacement therapy in androgen-deficient adult men. This paper reports on eight individuals with prolonged prepubescence and their emotional responses to corrective treatment with androgen therapy. Suggestions are made as to the role of androgenic hormones in psychosexual maturation in the male.The early reports on replacement therapy of patients with hypogonadism indicate that, with androgens, personality improvement and...References1. PRATT JP: A personal note on methyl testosterone in hypogonadism. J. Clin. Endocr. 2: 460, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. HELLERNELSONROTH CGWOAA: Functional prepubertal castration in males. J. Clin. Endocr. 3: 573, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. MONEY J: Components of eroticism in man. 1. The hormones in relation to sexual morphology and sexual desire. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 132: 239, 1961. 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Public Health Service.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Virginia Huffer, M.D., Psychiatric Institute, University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. 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