Word: steinacher
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...been proved whether the reproductive cells of the sex glands, or the interstitial cells between them are the source of the hormones which determine the sex characteristics. This is a crucial question as between the Steinach and Voronoff methods...
...elderly men who had the Steinach operation and apparently improved temporarily died shortly thereafter from apoplexy or arterio- sclerosis. Professor Zeissl of Vienna noted no improvement following a similar operation on himself...
...Steinach operation admittedly produces a glandular stimulation which may be called an "internal hygienic measure...
...elderly patients who died had foolishly overdone their indulgence in "wine, women, and song," thus overtaxing their systems. Professor Zeissl's operation was not the Steinach operation...
...opposition to the Steinach operation comes almost invariably from "armchair" theorists who have never seen a patient who has undergone it. The facts are being accumulated by practicing surgeons...