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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1983; 81(1): 83-87
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1210210
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Stressful Events in Prenatal Life of Bi- and Homosexual Men

G. Dörner, B. Schenk, B. Schmiedel, L. Ahrens
  • Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Clinic of Dermatology, Humboldt-University, Berlin and Department of Venerology, Brandenburg/GDR
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1982

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17 July 2009 (online)

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One hundred bi- or homosexual men as well as 100 heterosexual men of similar age were asked about maternal stressful events that may have occurred during their prenatal life. A significantly increased incidence of prenatal stress was found in bisexual and, particularly, in homosexual men. This finding suggests that prenatal stress in males may represent a risk factor for the aetiogenesis of sexual deviations in later life.