The Virility Factor: Masculinity Through Testosterone, the Male Hormone

by Robert Bahr

Overview

An estimated TWELVE MILLION MEN suffer testosterone deficiency. Others fall victim to excess production. Yet, THE VIRILITY FACTOR is the ONLY book for laymen devoted to testosterone & its effects on the body, personality & sexuality. LIBRARY JOURNAL named THE VIRILITY FACTOR one of the 100 best science books of the year. PENTHOUSE FORUM: "Even as he lucidly unveils the complexities of testosterone, Bahr slips in interesting sidelines, such as information on men's annual sex cycle & exact instructions on how to measure your penis. A good book." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: "Bahr's informed & lucid book is a boon to the man who is troubled by the most common 'masculine' problems...how a man's sexual drive, general health, appearance & psychology suffer when testosterone levels for whatever reason (stress is one) fall below the norm." Every man—& woman—should know how the relationship between testosterone & body hair, muscle building, voice pitch & strength, passive & aggressive personality traits, prostrate cancer, bone strength, symptoms of aging—virtually every aspect of life. Women too, produce testosterone, & can suffer from excesses & deficiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780962653117
Publisher:	Factor Press
Publication date:	01/28/1993
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	213
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.48(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Robert Bahr sold his first article at age sixteen, his first poem the following year, and his first book at twenty-one. Since then, he has published more than 600 articles and numerous short stories, many of which are in the anthology Indecent Exposures. He has also written the biographical novel Least of All Saints, as well as eight other non-fiction books. He is the former senior editor of Prevention magazine, and presently is the managing publisher of Factor Press.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	xi
1	Do You Need Some?	1
2	Where the Action Is	7
3	One Man Down	14
4	The Making of a Man	24
5	Half an Ounce of Manliness	34
6	A Hormone with Enemies	45
7	The Search for an Aphrodisiac	54
8	Cycles and Variations	66
9	Aging--Why Bother?	74
10	Making Muscle--and Keeping It	86
11	Appearances	97
12	Dimensions--Facts and Fancies	107
13	Not Enough	115
14	Sex Man to Man	126
15	Testosterone and the Prostate	136
16	Too Much of a Good Thing	145
17	The Active Life of a Testis	152
18	Sex and the Sex Hormone	161
19	Nutrition and the Testes	168
20	Drugs	178
21	Ribot and Quid--A Summary	183
	Glossary	193
	Bibliography	197
	Index	206

Editorial Reviews

Bahr's informed and lucid book is a boon to the man who is troubled by the most common 'masculine' problem... well organized discussions of what testosterone is, how its normal supply activates a man's sexual activity and how a man's sexual drive, general health, appearance and psychology suffer when testosterone levels for whatever reason (stress is one) fall below the norm. Bahr's authoritative handling of the subject makes it a good bet for solid sales.

Publisher's Weekly

Even as he lucidly unveils the complexities of testosterone, Bahr slips in interesting sidelines, such as information about men's annual sex cycle, and exact instructions on how to measure your penis. A good book.

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