Rough Passages: Tales From Off The Beaten Path
June, 2007
Puberty is no picnic for anyone, but while browsing the dusty stacks I came across two coming-of-age stories that make my own seem like a Broadway musical. In 1979 Dr. Julianne Imperato-McCinley and three colleagues reported that they had identified 30 teenagers and adults livingin tnree remote villages in trie uo-minican Republic who, because of a genetic defect, had not sprouted penises until puberty. While in the womb, their bodies failed to produce an enzyme that starts the construction of...
