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16 unnumbered pages, 447 pages, 10 unnumbered pages : illustrations (woodcuts) & portrait ; (8vo)

Des hermaphrodits, accouchemens des femmes, et traitement qui est requis pour les relever en santé et bien élever leurs enfans. Où sont expliquez la figure des laboureur, & verger du genre humain, signes de pucelage, defloration, conception, & la belle industrie dont use nature en la promotion du concept & plante prolifique / par Jacques Duval.

The interstitial gland and its primary tumours exerting an endocrine function in youth, stimulating general growth, like chromophobic adenomata of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in acromegaly. Endocrine functions of the sex-organs, and action of othe endocrine glands on the sexual organs (and on maternal instincts, etc). Sex-predisposition to disease. Question of fat children, 'hypogonadism' and Frohlich's dystrophia adiposogenitalis (connected with hypopituitarism, etc). Question of sex, and the bodily and mental troubles (masochism, etc) connected with it. Anterior hypopituitarism (Gilford's ateleosis, etc)--for this see also other collections. Whole question of 'feminism' in men (Broster, etc)

Parkes Weber, Frederick (1863-1962)

Subject Collections (medical)

So called 'hypogonadism' and 'hypergonadism' in both sexes--primary and secondary} Eunuchoidism

<p>"When sociologist Georgiann Davis was a teenager, her doctors discovered that she possessed XY chromosomes, marking her as intersex. Rather than share this information with her, they withheld the diagnosis in order to "protect" the development of her gender identity; it was years before Davis would see her own medical records as an adult and learn the truth. Davis' experience is not unusual. Many intersex people feel isolated from one another and violated by medical practices that support conventional notions of the male/female sex binary which have historically led to secrecy and shame about being intersex. Yet, the rise of intersex activism and visibility in the US has called into question the practice of classifying intersex as an abnormality, rather than as a mere biological variation. This shift in thinking has the potential to transform entrenched intersex medical treatment. In Contesting Intersex, Davis draws on interviews with intersex people, their parents, and medical experts to explore the oft-questioned views on intersex in medical and activist communities, as well as the evolution of thought in regards to intersex visibility and transparency. She finds that framing intersex as an abnormality is harmful and can alter the course of one's life. In fact, controversy over this framing continues, as intersex has been renamed a 'disorder of sex development' throughout medicine. This happened, she suggests, as a means for doctors to reassert their authority over the intersex body in the face of increasing intersex activism in the 1990s and feminist critiques of intersex medical treatment. Davis argues the renaming of 'intersex' as a 'disorder of sex development' is strong evidence that the intersex diagnosis is dubious. Within the intersex community, though, disorder of sex development terminology is hotly disputed; some prefer not to use a term which pathologizes their bodies, while others prefer to think of intersex in scientific terms. Although terminology is currently a source of tension within the movement, Davis hopes intersex activists and their allies can come together to improve the lives of intersex people, their families, and future generations. However, for this to happen, the intersex diagnosis, as well as sex, gender, and sexuality, needs to be understood as socially constructed phenomena."--Publisher's description.</p>

Biopolitics (New York, N.Y.)

Biopolitics: medicine, technoscience, and health in the 21st century

xii, 221 pages : black and white ilustrations ; 24 cm.

Contesting intersex : the dubious diagnosis / Georgiann Davis.

[File comprises two of Parkes Weber's own files, merged.]

Endocrine Tumours

[Endocrine tumours and disturbances]

Ciba symposia.

The problem of sexual differentiation and hermaphroditism / Dr. R. Keller.

GenderCodes

XX0XY ungelöst : Hermaphroditismus, Sex und Gender in der deutschen Medizin ; eine historische Studie zur Intersexualität / Ulrike Klöppel.

Abnormal sexual development : a genetic and endocrine approach to differential diagnosis / Daniel D. Federman.

Gynaecological disorders of infants and children / Christopher J. Dewhurst.

18 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; (8vo) 21 cm

Garçon et fille hermaphrodites vus et dessinés d'après nature par un des plus célébres artistes et gravés avec tout le soin possible pour l'utilité des studieux.

<p>The first in a three-part series, presented by Sandra Scott, that aims to uncover the real differences between men and women. This first part looks at the effects of sex hormones on brain function and behaviour. A series of tests are carried out on different sexed members of the public. The result is a somewhat spurious claim that men are more interested in facts and things while women are more interested in relationships and emotions.</p>

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So called 'hypogonadism' and 'hypergonadism' in both sexes--primary and secondary} Eunuchoidism

Contesting intersex : the dubious diagnosis / Georgiann Davis.

[Endocrine tumours and disturbances]

The problem of sexual differentiation and hermaphroditism / Dr. R. Keller.

XX0XY ungelöst : Hermaphroditismus, Sex und Gender in der deutschen Medizin ; eine historische Studie zur Intersexualität / Ulrike Klöppel.

Abnormal sexual development : a genetic and endocrine approach to differential diagnosis / Daniel D. Federman.

Gynaecological disorders of infants and children / Christopher J. Dewhurst.

Garçon et fille hermaphrodites vus et dessinés d'après nature par un des plus célébres artistes et gravés avec tout le soin possible pour l'utilité des studieux.

Secrets of the sexes. Part 1, Brainsex.

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So called 'hypogonadism' and 'hypergonadism' in both sexes--primary and secondary} Eunuchoidism

Contesting intersex : the dubious diagnosis / Georgiann Davis.

[Endocrine tumours and disturbances]

The problem of sexual differentiation and hermaphroditism / Dr. R. Keller.

XX0XY ungelöst : Hermaphroditismus, Sex und Gender in der deutschen Medizin ; eine historische Studie zur Intersexualität / Ulrike Klöppel.

Abnormal sexual development : a genetic and endocrine approach to differential diagnosis / Daniel D. Federman.

Gynaecological disorders of infants and children / Christopher J. Dewhurst.

Garçon et fille hermaphrodites vus et dessinés d'après nature par un des plus célébres artistes et gravés avec tout le soin possible pour l'utilité des studieux.

Secrets of the sexes. Part 1, Brainsex.

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