_Treatment._――The treatment of spermatorrhœa, with its associate
phenomena, demands careful investigation of the lesions and conditions
of every case. The results and character of lesions are so varied that
often a diagnosis as to condition is not an easy task. To know that
spermatorrhœa exists is but a small part of the diagnosis necessary to
arrange a treatment that may rationally result in benefit. As has been
shown, seminal losses may exist when opposite conditions are present;
and only can benefit be rationally expected from equally opposite
methods of treatment. Any physician of experience has, and always will
have, much difficulty in treating and controlling these cases, as they
are hard to manage when even doing well, and only an intelligent and
positive course can succeed in managing them during any great length of
time.
A positive code of government, rigidly followed, is indispensable; as
well as perfect confidence in the managing physician.
The nasty drugs of our old-fashioned materia medica will not cure these
cases The bringing about so-called tonicity, by tonics and nervines,
only needs to be tested for a short period to convince any practical
physician how useless is such a procedure, and how soon his patient
will find another attendant. Drugs are often useful but bad ones,
selected for a tonic principle _only_, will as often do harm. Only
with a definite object in view, should we expect to accomplish such
changes as can result in positive relief. The list of nasty tonics for
indefinite purposes, or such as “have been used in such cases,” the
author has resolved not to, in any manner, refer to, and at no time
will he direct an agent or combination of drugs on so-called “general
principles,” but with definite expectations only.
_Spinal Congestion._――The group of manifestations pointing to spinal
congestion will first receive attention. The remedies are bromide
potassium, bromide ammonium, ergot and belladonna, with electricity.
These are selected also with reference to conditions only; yet the
reader can evidently see that their ultimate effects are aimed at,
as all of this list of agents affect the calibres of capillary
blood-vessels; therefore, the engorged spinal vessels are unloaded by
contraction, perhaps, of capillary _parietes_.
By this effect of drugs we aim at relief of the long compression of
the cord, and liberation of nervous energies and forces supplying the
organs of nutrition and assimilation.
It is pre-supposed that all sexual excesses and vices are under
control; otherwise, all treatment will be useless.
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