Spermatorrhea Explained

Spermatorrhea should not be confused with Spermaturia.

Spermatorrhea is a condition of excessive, involuntary seminal discharge. In several cultures, this referred to ejaculation outside of certain approved sexual practices and was thus a subjective term. A more modern medical definition is the excessive release of semen with no accompanying erection or orgasm.[1]

In Western medicine during the nineteenth century, spermatorrhea was regarded as a medical disorder with corrupting and devastating effects on the mind and body.[2] The cure for spermatorrhea was regarded as enforced chastity and avoidance of masturbation, with circumcision sometimes being used as a treatment.[3] [4]

Traditional Chinese medicine counts the production of semen as one of the biggest strains on jing (kidney essence). It is a recognized disorder in traditional Chinese medicine, in which certain patterns of involuntary ejaculation reflect problems with kidney qi.[5] [6]

In Ayurvedic Medicine, Ashwagandha and Bala are used to treat this vata ailment. Indian Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) also has medicinal prescription using the herb.[7]

In the 18th and 19th centuries, if a patient had ejaculations outside marital intercourse, or released more semen than is typical, then he was diagnosed with a disease called spermatorrhea or "seminal weakness". A variety of drugs and other treatments, including circumcision and castration, were advised as treatment.[8] [9] [10] Some alternative practitioners, especially herb healers, continue to diagnose and advise treatments for cases of spermatorrhea.

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Notes and References

  1. Spermatorrhea in a Chinese patient with temporal lobe epilepsy: a case report . 2021 . 7812405 . Zhang . L. . Yu . H. . Li . D. . Qian . H. . Chen . Y. . The Journal of International Medical Research . 49 . 1 . 10.1177/0300060520982814 . 33445995 .
  2. Darby R. July 2005. Pathologizing male sexuality: Lallemand, spermatorrhea, and the rise of circumcision. J Hist Med Allied Sci. 60. 3. 283–319. 10.1093/jhmas/jri042. 15917258. 29249045.
  3. Keane JR. June 1994. The neurological complications of spermatorrhoea. Arch. Neurol.. 51. 6. 600–3. 10.1001/archneur.1994.00540180078017. 8198472.
  4. [William Acton (doctor)|William Acton]
  5. Web site: Acupuncture . acuxo . Library . www.acuxo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060321061308/http://www.acuxo.com/library.asp?firstResponse=Spermatorrhea&condition=Seminal%20Emission . 2006-03-21.
  6. Web site: New Treatments - Kratom, CBD, Kratom Reviews & Many More.... https://web.archive.org/web/20080612164614/http://www.findhealer.com/library/article19.php3. dead. June 12, 2008.
  7. Web site: Bala - Medicine Buddha Healing Center - Ayurveda Healing Arts Institute - Nalanda University - Indian Tibetan Ayurvedic Chinese Medicine Distance Learning Buddhist Correspondence Courses . 2009-12-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707202235/http://ayurveda-tcm.com/ayurvedic-chinese-medicine-distance-learning/doku.php?id=bala . 2011-07-07 .
  8. Book: Moscucci . Ornella . Andrew H. . Miller . James Eli Adams . Sexualities in Victorian Britain. https://books.google.com/books?id=kRsgkuRwNRgC&q=%22Male+masturbation+and+the+offending+prepuce%22+Moscucci&pg=PA63 . April 7, 2011 . 1996 . Indiana University Press . Bloomington . 0-253-33066-1 . 63–64 . Male masturbation and the offending prepuce.
  9. [William Acton (doctor)|William Acton]
  10. Book: Darby, Robert J. L.. A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization Of The Foreskin And The Rise Of Circumcision In Britain. 2005. University of Chicago press. Chicago. 0-226-13645-0. 29 July 2012. 198.

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