Porneiopathology : a popular treatise on venereal and other diseases of the male and female genital system : with remarks on impotence, onanism, sterility, piles, and gravel, and prescriptions for their treatment . e soundcondition of the glands in question, the inference is, thatin very numerous persons, the sexual instinct is considera-bly diminished, and not unfrequently wholly suppressed,before half the natural term of their existence has expired,at which time they ought in reality to be at the climax oftheir prime and capability. It is not so much a painful complaint, as an unpleasantone.
Porneiopathology : a popular treatise on venereal and other diseases of the male and female genital system : with remarks on impotence, onanism, sterility, piles, and gravel, and prescriptions for their treatment . e soundcondition of the glands in question, the inference is, thatin very numerous persons, the sexual instinct is considera-bly diminished, and not unfrequently wholly suppressed,before half the natural term of their existence has expired,at which time they ought in reality to be at the climax oftheir prime and capability. It is not so much a painful complaint, as an unpleasantone. There are occasionally pains in the back and loins,and other feelings, creating a sensation of lassitude andweariness; and now and then some local uneasiness isfelt. Varicocele gives to the examiner a sensation as thoughhe were grasping a bundle of soft cords. It sometimesexists to such a degree as to resemble a rupture. In ad-vanced stages of the disease, or disorganization, the epi-didymis becomes detached from the body of the testicle,and is plainly distinguishable by the finger. The resultof all is, that a considerable diminution of sexual powertakes place; and if means are not adopted to arrest a fur-. ON VENEREAL DISEASES. ther break-up of the structure, therenereal appetite will subside al-together. The annexed drawingexhibits a tolerably faithful por-trait of the disease ; it representsthe varicocele to be on the leftside—the side most usually af-fected. The folds formed by the veinslapping over each other are clear-ly distinguishable, and the de-pendent state of the scrotum onthe affected side exhibits very wellthe occasion of it. The treatmentconsists in giving support bymeans of a suspensory bandage, which may be worn du-ring the day, and the use of local refrigerants night andmorning. The state of health is sometimes mixed up withit; and tonics and generous diet are useful. The coldshower bath helps to brace the system. It is a complaintin which, if it be not of
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