A treatise on the venereal disease / by John Hunter ; with copious additions, by Philip Ricord ; translated and edited, with notes, by Freeman J. Bumstead.
- John Hunter
- Date:
- 1859
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Credit: A treatise on the venereal disease / by John Hunter ; with copious additions, by Philip Ricord ; translated and edited, with notes, by Freeman J. Bumstead. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CHAPTER VII. OF THE TREATMENT OF OCCASIONAL SYMPTOMS OF THE GONORRHOEA. As the following symptoms are 'only occasional consequences of a venereal gonorrhoea, being the effects of an irritation on the urethra, and therefore not venereal, they are to be treated in the same manner as if they had arisen from any other cause. § 1. Of the Bleeding from the Urethra. It has been already observed, that when the inflammation is violent, or spreads along the urethra, there is frequently a discharge of blood from the vessels of that part. In such bleeding, the balsam capivi, given internally, has been of service; and it may be supposed that all the turpentines will be equally useful. I have not found any good effects from astringent injections, and in some cases have suspected that they have been the cause of this complaint. They always go off in the usual time of the cure of the gonorrhoea.1 § 2. Of preventing Painful Erections. Opium, given internally, appears to have great effects in preventing painful erections in many cases. Twenty drops of tinctura thebaica, taken at bedtime, have procured ease for a whole night. The cicuta likewise seems to have some powers in this way. § 3. Of the Treatment of the Chordee. In the beginning of this complaint bleeding from the arm is often of service; but it is more immediately useful to take away blood from 1 Bleeding from the urethra in gonorrhoea is beneficial, and should very seldom be repressed. If, however, the quantity which is lost is very excessive, and it becomes necessary to check it, the application of cold, in the form of a bladder filled with ice, to the perineum, will be found by much the most effectual remedy.—G. G. B. [Bleeding from the urethra takes place by exhalation, oris a consequence of lacerations of the canal, which often occur in gonorrhoea attended with chordee. It may some- times be beneficial. Contrary to what Hunter says, copaiba and the turpentines have little effect in repressing it, and may even be injurious. When the loss of blood is considerable, we must endeavor to stop it. Repose, cold injections, and ice to the neighboring parts, often succeed; but when it is due to a ruptured vessel, which is often the case when patients try to subdue their chordee by violently straightening the curved penis, we are sometimes obliged to have recourse to compression. This is exercised by introducing a sound into the urethra; and if the bleeding still continue, a circular bandage around the anterior portion of the yard, or a pad to the perineum, may be applied externally.—Ricobd.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21131521_0127.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
