[Men in Closed Venerological Wards of the GDR illustrated by Examples of Berlin, Dresden and Erfurt].

The number of beds and compulsory admissions was considerably lower in the wards for men than in those for women. The men were compulsory committed due to having a venereal disease or due to being a sexually promiscuous individual (HwG-Person), while more than 50% of women were committed because of drifting. In addition, men were regarded as reliable subjects in medical care, while women were regarded as defaulting and unreliable. In this respect, the situation of men differs fundamentally from that of women.