Abstract
In this monograph Hoche takes a stand against the assumption of some authors that there exists a sexual climacteric stage in men similar to the climacterium in women. After having thoroughly considered the somatology and symptomatology subsequent to the elimination of the ovarian functions, the author quotes in full the literature dealing with the existence of a climacteric stage in men. From his point of view, all these assertions are based on erroneous interpretation. There is no change in aging men that could not satisfactorily be explained by the prevailing general senile degeneration without referring to any changes in the gonads. These considerations, according to the author, furnish a theoretical basis for the failure of the attempts to influence favorably the senile decay by the Steinach operation or by the transplantation of testicular tissue.
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