Ideal Marriage

IntroductionPrefacePersonal Introductory StatementPart I Introduction and General Physiology of Sex Chapter I Preliminary. Marriage, Actual and Ideal Reasons for Retention of Marriage The Four Corner-stones of Marriage Right Choice of Partner Correct Psychological Approach Solution of Problem of Parentage Vigorous and Harmonious Sex Life The Doctor as Adviser The Husband as Initiator Inadequacy and Egotism of Most Husbands, and Apparent Coldness of their Wives The Husband as Permanent Lover of his Wife Ideal Marriage demands Study and Thought The Present Treatise as a Manual on this Subject Chapter II Glimpses into the General Human Physiology of Sex. Part I The Evolution of the Sexual Impulse. Sexual Sensations and Internal Stimuli Chapter III Glimpses into General Human Sexual Physiology. Part II Sexual Sensations and External Stimuli First Intermezzo of Twenty AphorismsPart II Specific Anatomy and Physiology of Sex Chapter IV Notes On The Sexual Physiology of the Adult Woman I. Introduction and Definition, The External Genital Organs (see Plate I.) Chapter V The Sexual Physiology of the Adult Woman II. The Internal Genital Organs (see Plates II. and III.) Chapter VI Sexual Physiology of the Adult Woman III. Ovarian Activity, Rhythm of Vital Manifestations in the Female Organism, and Menstruation (see Plates V. and VI.) Chapter VII Anatomy and Physiology of the Male Sexual Organs General Remarks Penis, or Male Organ or Member Smegma: Need for Cleanliness Circumcision Nervous Structure and Nerve Supply Mechanism of Erections Penile Angle The Urethra The Scrotum and the Testicles Spermatozoa considered in Detail Immature Sperms Conditions of Survival Meeting of Sperm-cell and Ovum: Conception The Prostate Vasa Defereant, Seminal Ducts or Cords Mechanism of Ejaculation Internal or Endocrine Testicular Secretion Second Intermezzo of Twenty AphorismsPart III Sexual Intercourse Its Physiology and Technique Chapter VIII Definitions. Prelude, and Love Play Definition of Normality Normal Stages of Sexual Intercourse Communion or Coitus, the Apex Prelude (cf. Impulse and Approach) The Significance of the Prelude "Distillation" a Physical Preparation The Love Play (Impulse to Sexual Satisfaction) Bodily Manipulations and Caresses Local or Genital Stimulation Hints on Technique Chapter IX Sexual Union (Communion) Physiological and Technical Considerations Chapter X Sexual Communion Physiology and Technique Chapter XI Sexual Communion Position and Action during Coitus Chapter XII Further Manifestations during Coitus: Epilogue or After-Glow General Process of Tension Concentration and Transfiguration Third Intermezzo of Twenty AphorismsPart IV Hygiene of Ideal Marriage Introduction Definition, Limitation and Arrangement of Material Chapter XIII Bodily Hygiene. Part I First Intercourse or Defloration.—Honeymoon Chapter XIV Bodily Hygiene. Part II Influence of the Sexual Function on Physique and Psyche. Sexual Vigor or Potency Chapter XV Bodily Hygiene. Part III Personal and External Factors Affecting Sexual Intercourse. (See also Chapters II, III, VI and VII) Chapter XVI Bodily Hygiene. Part IV Sexual Intercourse in Special Bodily (or Physical) Circumstances. Sexual Intercourse during Menstruation Supplement to Chapter XVI Care and Cleanliness of the Sexual Organs Chapter XVII Psychic, Emotional and Mental Hygiene Marriage as a Living Organism Avoidance of Mental Conflicts Relation of Ideal Marriage to Religion Mosaic Law Physiology and Catholic Moral Theology Summary Consistent Ascetics must Reject Ideal Marriage In all other Cases Ideal Marriage Morally Justifiable Ideal Marriage Demands and Expresses the Union of Physical and Psychic Love Sexual Intercourse not an End but a Means Ideal Marriage Develops this Means of ExpressionIndex