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Hence, it is in no way sufficient to consider only the physiological traits of the somatic life of woman, i. e., menstruation, pregnancy, child-birth, the suckling period, and finally the climacterium.
Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911
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We know that the first gray hair in no sense indicates the last lover, and according to Tait, a period of powerful sex-impulsion ensues directly after the climacterium.
Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911
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Women at the time of their climacterium hear all kinds of voices.
Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911
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