The philosophy of marriage : in its social, moral, and physical relations; with an account of the diseases of the genito-urinary organs ... with the physiology of generation in the vegetable and animal kingdoms; being part of a course of obstetric lectures delivered at the North London School of Medicine / by Michael Ryan.

  • Ryan, Michael, 1800-1840.
Date:
1839
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    may be atrophy or wasting of the testicle, induced by gonorrhoea or external injury, (See Plates in Prostitution in London, S;c.) Enlargement of the Epidydimis and Spermatic Cord.— This disease often follows inflammation of the testicle, and may impede the transmission of the semen to its proper receptacles. In the acute form, leeching, cold lotions, &c. are to be employed; and absolute repose, mechanical support, iodated mercurial inunction, and proper com- pression, will generally effect a cure in the chronic form of the malady. This disease is sometimes a cause of sterility. Blenorrhma—Gleet.—Whm urethritis or gonorrhcea has nearly disappeared, there is often a thin watery dis- charge from the urethra, which is termed gleet. It is important to state that this is infectious, and will commu- nicate gonorrhoea to healthful subjects. Persons affected with gleet ought not to marry until the disease is cured, or has entirely disappeared for some weeks. The disease may continue for weeks, or several months, in despite of all remedies. It may also be caused by stricture of the urethra, or disease of the prostate gland, which is situated round the neck of the bladder, but usually arises from sUght inflam- mation of one or more of the numerous lacunae or folds of the urethra. It is generally cured by medicines which have a direct influence on mucous membranes, as the balsams, cubebs, ergota in small doses (see my Medico-Chirurgical Phar- macopceia, 1837), metallic urethral injections, bougies, cold sea-bathing, local bathing of the genitals with salt and water, blisters, &c.