Psychosomatic aspects of pre-eclamptic toxaemia

Distribution of Androgyny in Mental Patients

“…(1957) found that hypogonadal men, some with female sex chromatin, had a smaller bi-acromial diameter than normal controls. Coppen (1958) found a more masculine androgyny score in women with toxaemia of pregnancy. There is also some indication that the androgyny score or the bi-acromial diameter is related to psychosexual development.…”

“…I and 2 show how the various groups are distributed with regard to the androgyny score and the bi-acromial diameter. A group of homosexuals in the males and a group suffering from toxaemia of pregnancy in the females are included as they have been compared with the same controls (Coppen, 1958(Coppen, , 1959. Except for the neurotic groups, there is little difference between the capacity of the androgyny score and that of the bi-acromial diameter to distinguish between various diagnostic groups.…”

Psychosocial Stress and Its Relation to Obstetrical Complications

“…Coppen [1958] found toxemia and inci dence of vomiting to be associated with emo tionally disturbing events experienced during pregnancy. A significantly higher incidence of stressful life situations, i.e.…”

Body-build of Male Homosexuals

“…Lindegard (1956) showed that size of penis was correlated with the androgyny score. Patients suffering from pre-eclamptic toxaemia and frigidity have been found to have abnormally masculine androgyny scores (Coppen, 1958). Thus there is evidence that subjects who suffer from certain abnormalities related to sexual function will show abnormalities in their androgyny score.…”