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but they did not appear to be so powerful. Since Brown-Sequard's 

 time ovarian preparations have been used medicinally in a large 

 number of cases with more or less successful results. The fresh 

 ovaries are themselves taken, or ovarian tissue is given in the form of 



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fluid or powder (ovarine, oophorine, ovigenine, etc.). The fresh ovaries 

 or ovarian powder are eaten, but the fluid can be administered either 

 by the mouth, by the rectum, or by hypodermic injection. These 

 methods of treatment are said to have met with considerable success 

 in cases of amenorrhcea, chlorosis, and menopause troubles, both 

 natural and post-operative. Some physicians, however, report only 



