Famed castrato had post-menopausal disease

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 12:01 in Health & Medicine

The legendary castrato singer Farinelli (1705–1782) suffered from a disease typical of post-menopausal women, according to the first-ever osteological analysis of a eunuch.

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