http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=24&art_id=qw105732072115B216&set_id=1
British women MPs 'take male power boost'
July 04 2003 at 02:12PM
London - At least five of the 118 women in Britain's parliament have been
treated with testosterone implants by a London doctor to boost their
competitiveness with their male colleagues, the weekly New Statesman
magazine reported Friday.
"I have prescribed testosterone implants for female politicians in
Westminster who want to compete better with their male colleagues in
committee meetings and parliamentary debates. They claim the hormone boosts
their assertiveness and makes them feel more powerful," said gynaecologist
Malcolm Whitehead, who operates from Harley Street in London.
...
Whitehead described how the pellets were embedded under the skin to release
testosterone into the bloodstream over six months. Women found their sex
drive, assertiveness and general self-confidence boosted.
Women produce testosterone naturally, but the amount falls off if they have
a hysterectomy.
Whitehead said he had prescribed the treatment for other women in high
stress jobs who felt they needed a boost to remain competitive, but he
rejected the suggestion the women could begin to show physical
characteristics typical of men.
"It doesn't mean there'll be women MPs with beards and deep voices," he
told the New Statesman, a left-wing weekly. - Sapa-dpa
[perhaps the poor things should see a shrink rather than a gynaecologist?]
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