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Widely cited in many text books, the case was a landmark study - hailed as proof of the overwhelming force of nurture - in spite of increasing evidence that hormones both in the womb and throughout a child's life, play a huge part in an individual's perception of themselves as masculine or feminine.

Widely cited in many text books, the case was a landmark study - hailed as proof of the overwhelming force of nurture - in spite of increasing evidence that hormones both in the womb and throughout a child's life, play a huge part in an individual's perception of themselves as masculine or feminine.

Nevertheless, Brenda/Bruce behaved in a distinctly masculine fashion. He liked running, fighting and climbing, and loathed playing with dolls. He had no friends and was increasingly lonely as her twin Brian was embarrassed to play with her in front of his other friends. He hated going to visit Dr Money, who insisted that to fully understand that she was a girl, she needed to grasp the difference between men and women, and frequently spoke to him about genitalia. He took photographs of both twins  naked, and even encouraged them to engage in sexual play with each other. He tried to persuade Brenda/Bruce to have a vagina constructed, which, at the time, would have been made out of section of his bowel or else from the skin of his thigh, which would then be inserted into the pelvic region.

Nevertheless, Brenda/Bruce behaved in a distinctly masculine fashion. He liked running, fighting and climbing, and loathed playing with dolls. He had no friends and was increasingly lonely as his twin Brian was embarrassed to play with her in front of his other friends. He hated going to visit Dr Money, who insisted that to fully understand that he was a girl, he needed to grasp the difference between men and women, and frequently spoke to him about genitalia. He took photographs of both twins  naked, and even encouraged them to engage in sexual play with each other. He tried to persuade Brenda/Bruce to have a vagina constructed, which, at the time, would have been made out of section of his bowel or else from the skin of his thigh, which would then be inserted into the pelvic region.

When Brenda/Bruce was 7, Money showed him graphic photographs of a woman giving birth in an attempt to get him to agree to having a 'baby-hole' made. He also suggested strongly that he take hormone tablets in order to make him grow breasts when he was 12. Other scientists, including Dr Money's ex-students, argue that he did these things in the best possible interests for his patient - to make him believe that he was indeed a girl. '''Brenda/Bruce however felt traumatized and became suicidal.'''

When Brenda/Bruce was 7, Money showed him graphic photographs of a woman giving birth in an attempt to get him to agree to having a 'baby-hole' made. He also suggested strongly that he take hormone tablets in order to make him grow breasts when he was 12. Other scientists, including Dr Money's ex-students, argue that he did these things in the best possible interests for his patient - to make him believe that he was indeed a girl. '''Brenda/Bruce however felt traumatized and became suicidal.'''