Psychology of sex - Total No. of Records in System :: 2032

MARRIAGEhistory have been carefully considered with the physician'said.(4) To have a child by a union outside marriage. Thisis the most difficult of all the solutions. It is sometimescontemplated but can only be carried out under exceptionalcircumstances. The difficulty arises from the factthat the consent isrequired of three persons, each ofwhom can scarcely fail to view the matter differently fromthe others, and all of whom must feel that they are actingin a way which a large portion of the social group theybelong to would disapprove. The conditions for satisfactoryachievement are so rare that it isunprofitable to discussthis solution, and it would be impossible to recommendit.It is true that there are two modifications of this solution:one, altogether to be disapproved,when the wifetakes the matter into her own hands, without consultingher husband, and another, which is the most practicableform of this solution, by artificial insemination. It hasoften failed and it presents obvious disagreeable features.But it is practicable, and is from time to time carried outsuccessfully. The technique has recently been discussed byVan de Velde.BIBLIOGRAPHYVAN DE VELDE, Fertility and Sterility in Marriage.Impotence and Frigidity (Sexual Hypoasthesia andSexual Hyperasthesia)The limits within which the sexual impulse may varyboth as regards its strength and the age at its first appearanceand final disappearance are wide. In this matterMan differs from nearly all lower animals (except some