ENDOCRINE GLANDS 



Castrated individuals have always been considered as 

 indolent and mentally deficient. 2 



2. AFTER PUBERTY. Observations of castration after 

 puberty are rather unfrequent and the results are not well 

 known. The development of the individual being ended 

 there is no change in the skeleton. The height remains 

 as it was before castration, for the epiphysis have already 

 fused. The sexual attributes persist. The hairs of the 

 beard gradually fall out, then grow again, but fewer and 

 shorter; they persist, but are more scarce on the pubis 

 and axilla. The feminine aspect is less pronounced. Adi- 

 posity is, however, very often present. The sexual 

 instincts are not completely abolished. These individuals 

 have erection and sexual intercourse. The ejaculations 

 are made up of the secretions of the other genital glands. 



They are calm, quiet. Psychic disturbances, if there 

 are any, are to be blamed on the mental effect on these men 

 of having lost the attribute of their sex (some castrated 

 individuals have attempted to kill the surgeon who 

 operated upon them) for all mental disturbances are 

 absent in the Skotzis in which castration is voluntary. 



II. UNDESCENDED TESTICLES. 8 



Two types of cases are met with : 



1. Those having the aspect, the attribute and the 

 character of normal individuals. They have all evidence 

 of being virile, except fecundity, and only the microscopic 



2 There is a somewhat similar clinical syndrome which has been described by 

 Rummo in Italy under the name of gerodermia-genito-dys trophy which is character- 

 ized by an appearance of senility, genital atrophy, absence of development of the sec- 

 ondary sexual characteristics, an excessive height or an excessive development of the 

 lower limbs. From a pathogenic point of view in spite of the predominance of genital 

 disturbances, this condition cannot definitely be said to be due to a testicular insufficiency. 



3 Undescended or undeveloped testicle is often associated with lack of development 

 of one of the lateral incisor teeth, usually on the opposite side. 



