Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:288-290
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Hormonal relationships in homosexual men
G Tourney, AJ Petrilli and LM Hatfield
The authors note that previous data on the role of biological factors in
homosexuality have been suggestive rather than definitive. They
investigated hormonal metabolism in heterosexual and homosexual men and
found no indication of disturbed functioning in the homosexual subjects.
The authors discuss problems with research in this area, suggesting the
need for larger samples, attention to the factor of diurnal variations in
hormonal secretion, and methodological refinements.
