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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopathy"Page 87 of 653properly be made the subject of professional inquiry.The titillation in the vagina may become so violent that it mayrouse an irresistible desire for sexual intercourse, and may evento self-abuse. In one case of this kind, an examination showed ththe titillation was excited and kept up by retroversion of the utExcitable, generally sterile women of feeble constitutions, loseseminal fluid during a paroxysm of titillation, without resortingfriction ; others become nymphomaniac and may even go so far asto invite men to sexual converse. Other women experience at thesame time violent pains in the uterus, heat in the vagina, an increased secretion of mucus and a high degree of nervous erethismand hysteric irritability of temper, sometimes extending to the ssorium and resulting in delirium or hallucinations.' Sometimes the titillation and the sexual excitement are entirelabsent, and the vagina is in a condition of hypereesthesia. Coitiis exceedingly painful ; even a digital exploration causes pain,vagina contracting spasmodically around the finger. Such womengenerally remain sterile.94 Diseases of the Female Sexual Organs.These spasmodic contractions may even spread to the urethra andrectum, causing a continual urging to urinate and to evacuate thebowels. Vaginodynia often lasts for years and is very difficult tcure. Cases depending upon displacements of the uterus, are themost obstinate.Treatment. In order to obtain perfect certainty regarding thetrue nature of the disease, an ocular and manual examination ofthe vagina is indispensable.For simple itching, without any simultaneous excitement of thesexual passion, we give Svlphvr and Graphites^ the former if theitching is more of a burning nature, the latter if the itching istended with a smarting sensation in the vagina.The troublesome feeling of dryness in the vagina is relieved byfrictions with the best kind of olive-oil. If this is not sufficithe vagina is cool and pale, we give Ndtrum muricUicum 6 to 80. Ithere is much heat and redness, we give Belladonna 3.K the titillation in the vagina is attended with lascivious desirand there is a good deal of nervous erethism, pain in the uterus,meteorism, torpor of the bowels, JKuz vomica is the remedy. Cannobis indica 3 is likewise excellent under such circumstances, liwise if there is a good deal of urging to urinate, burning duringurination, and the vaginal lining membrane is hot and dry.Calcarea carbonica may be given in alternation with, or after Nuxvomica.Zincum rnety if the titillation occurs during the menstrual flow;Mercurius sol.y if the itching is confined to the labia and the eto the vagina.If symptoms of nymphomania are present, we may give Nuxvomica^ Flatina^ Zincum meL^ also Stramonium and Hyoscyamus.http://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt