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Significance of androgen levels in the aetiology and treatment of homosexuality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Sheelah James ,
R. A. Carter  and
A. Orwin
Sheelah James
Affiliation:
Regional Behaviour Research Unit and Department of Pathology, Hollymoor Hospital, Birmingham
R. A. Carter
Affiliation:
Regional Behaviour Research Unit and Department of Pathology, Hollymoor Hospital, Birmingham
A. Orwin*
Affiliation:
Regional Behaviour Research Unit and Department of Pathology, Hollymoor Hospital, Birmingham
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr A. Orwin, Consultant Psychiatrist, Regional Behaviour Research Unit, Hollymoor Hospital, Northfield, Birmingham B31 5EX.
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Synopsis

Serum total androgens were estimated by radioimmunoassay on blood samples of treatment-seeking homosexuals and heterosexual controls. There was no significant difference in androgen levels between the homosexual and control group, nor was there any relationship between androgen levels and response to treatment. These results suggest that androgen levels have no aetiological significance in treatment-seeking homosexuals and have no relevance as indicators of treatment outcome.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1977 , pp. 427 - 429
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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