b)rRobertAWilson,~I.D. :A fully-riocumentea aiscussion of one of medicine's most revolutionary breakthroughs-the discovery that 1nenopa11se is a ho,;inone deficiency disease, cu1·able ana totally re1:entable, and that every woman, no matter \\•hat 1-ier age, can safely: live a fully-sexed life for. er. life. f'ntire With a bibliography of Dr. Wilson's findings as reported in The Journal of the American Medical Association, the Western Journal of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, and other professional pub lications; as well as corroborating reports by other medical researchers. Feminine Forever FeminFionree ver byR OBERAT. W ILSON M.DF.. ,1 .cF.. sA..,c F.. sA..,.CG ..O ConsuilnOt banstt eatrniGdcyn se colMoegyt,h ­ odiHsots pBirtoaol,Nk, .l YS.tM;.a rHyo'ssp ital, yn Broo,kN l.YP.u;tn aCmo mmunHiotsyp Ciatra­l, yn melN,. Y. Publibsyh ed M.EVANASN DC OMPANIYN,C ., NewY ork, anddi striinasb suotceidwa ittihon J. B.L IPPINCOTT COMPANY, PhiladaenNdle pwYh oirak Copyright © 1966 by Robert A. Wilson, M.D. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions · Library of Congress Catalog Number: 66-11166 Manufactured in the United States of America Fourth Printing who was predestined to To MY WIFE THELMA, be the cause of one of the greatest biological revolu tions in the history of civilization. Her interest in medical research, her capacity to translate theory into reality with its inescapable toil and drudgery, her in domitable courage in times of discouragement, all served to bring to womankind a priceless gift-the elimination of the menopause, woman~ s physical, mental, and final emancipation. Acknowledgments THE which this book is based STUDIES UPON could never have been brought to culmination without the interest, encouragement and scientific guidance of a physician whose name must remain unknown. Dr. Edmund R. Marino, Attending Pathologist and Director of Laboratory, Carson C. Peck Memorial Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, has collaborated with me over the years in the development, refinement and extensive clinical testing of the Femininity Index de scribed in this book. I gratefully acknowledge the help and valuable advice of Mr. Hans Fantel in the preparation of the manu script. Mr. Robert A. Wilson, Jr. produced the illustrations, furnished invaluable suggestions and provided much of the dynamism needed in times of discouragement. Contents Foreword by Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. 11 Introduction: A Biological Revolution 15 A Woman>s Right to Be Feminine 24 1. 2. Must Women Tolerate Castration? 40 3. A Woman>s Chemistry 55 4. A Woman>s Body 69 5. Menopause-the Loss of Womanhood and the Loss of Good Health 92 6. Feminine Once More and For ever 107 7. Plain Talk About Sex 140 8. A Matter of Education Versus Prejudice 155 9. Birth Control PiUs and Menopause Prevention 178 10. A Personal Aside 194 A Salute to Tomorrow>s Woman 205 11. Medical Appendix-A Complete List of Dr. Wilson>s Degrees, Affiliations, and Associations 211 Bibliography 213 Index 219