Through the
Ephemerides we constantly read of such causes as contact with a
corpse, the sight of a serpent or mouse, the sight of monsters,
etc. Lightning stroke and curious neuroses have been reported as
causes. Many of the older books on obstetric subjects are full of
such instances, and modern illustrations are constantly reported.
Menstruation in Man.--Periodic discharges of blood in man,
constituting what is called "male menstruation," have been
frequently noticed and are particularly interesting when the
discharge is from the penis or urethra, furnishing a striking
analogy to the female function of menstruation. The older authors
quoted several such instances, and Mehliss says that in the
ancient days certain writers remarked that catamenial lustration
from the penis was inflicted on the Jews as a divine punishment.
Bartholinus mentions a case in a youth; the Ephemerides several
instances; Zacutus Lusitanus, Salmuth, Hngedorn, Fabricius
Hildanus, Vesalius, Mead, and Acta Eruditorum all mention
instances. Forel saw menstruation in a man. Gloninger tells of a
man of thirty-six, who, since the age of seventeen years and five
months, had had lunar manifestations of menstruation. Each attack
was accompanied by pains in the back and hypogastric region,
febrile disturbance, and a sanguineous discharge from the
urethra, which resembled in color, consistency, etc.
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