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The mustache, which even before was not developed very strongly, has become very 

 much more sparse since the operation, so that there exists on the upper lip only a small 

 strip of sparse hairs, as is seen in the accompanying photograph. The beard on the cheek 

 is now so sparse that the patient has to shave himself much less frequently than formerly. 

 The hairiness of the mons Veneris is very sparse, it is a little denser at the root of the penis. 

 Here it terminates above in a horizontal hue. 



The penis is only 3 cm. long, the foreskin has become too long and, therefore, shows 

 numerous transverse wrinklings. In an erect condition the penis is only 4^ cm. long. 



The hairiness in the axillae, on the trunk and on 

 the perineum and on the extremities is entirely 

 absent. 



The patient is rather fat, the breasts are pro- 

 nouncedly rich in fat, and the hypogastric region and 

 the mons Veneris are also rather fat. 



The case reported is not entirely free of 

 objections, as it might be supposed that the 

 previous gonorrhea and luetic infection and 

 the tuberculosis may have damaged the 

 sexual glands seriously even before the castra- 



FIG. 66. Late castrate. 



FIG. 67. Genitalia of a late castrate. 



tion. Nevertheless the statements of the patient that the alterations de- 

 scribed took place only after the operation are very precise. 



In the female sex castration after puberty has been carried out fre- 

 quently by the gynecologists. It leads regularly to atrophy of the uterus and 

 vagina. Menstruation remains absent. The external genitalia, especially the 

 clitoris, shrink, the vagina becomes narrower. In female animals the sexual 

 instinct ceases. Bucura experimented on rabbits. If after the castration 

 the female did not admit the male, this was a sure sign that the operation 

 had succeeded. Also after castration in women is the sexual sense reduced. 

 Gloevecke found this in 78 per cent., P festering per cent., Alterthum in 68 

 per cent. In women who have been having sexual intercourse for a long time. 



