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	Parkinson's Medicinal Treatment Turns Men Gay?

zasel

12-11-2007 1:27 AM

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gay, medicine, parkinson's, dopamine

zasel says:

I really have no particular opinion on this story as my knowledge of these matters is rather limited. But frankly, this is the first I ever heard of such a reaction from this kind of medication. Does anyone have any further information of a personal or clinical nature?

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