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The Effect of Stilboestrol in two Cases of Male Transvestism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

Kingsley Jones*
Affiliation:
St. Andrew's Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich

Extract

The possibilities of therapy in cases of male transvestism are very limited. There are a few references in the literature to the use of synthetic oestrogens and in these papers the aim has been to feminize the patient by hormonal castration. Benjamin (1) recommends the use of oestrogens for milder cases and Hamburger (2) has used them prior to surgical castration.

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1960 

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References

1 Benjamin, H., et al., “Transsexualism and transvestism: a symposium”, Amer. J. Psychother., 1954, 8, 219.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
2 Hamburger, C. et al., “Transvestism: hormonal, psychiatric and surgical therapy of case”, Nord. med., 1953, 49, 844848.Google Scholar
3 Lukianowicz, N., “Survey of various aspects of transvestism in the light of our present knowledge”, J. Nerv. Ment. Dis., 1959, 128, 3664.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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