An introduction to the physiology & psychology of sex / by S. Herbert.

  • Herbert, S. (Solomon), 1874-
Date:
1917
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Credit: An introduction to the physiology & psychology of sex / by S. Herbert. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    esthetic considerations would seem to tell against sexual intercourse during this period, it cannot be absolutely condemned on hygienic grounds. Impregnation at such time, especially during the later days of menstruation, is certainly possible. The male sex impulse, apart from natural fluctuations, knows no ‘‘close time.” It is, therefore, the more imperative that proper regard be taken of woman’s condition when once she has become the bearer of human life. Though it is ~ hardly feasible under modern conditions to interdict / sexual intercourse altogether at this period, it certainly requires much greater gentleness and care than at other times. This applies especially to the later months of pregnancy, and still more in those cases where there is a tendency to miscarriage. Nor must it be forgotten that the bearing capacity of woman is not unlimited. Procreation has come to be regarded, of late, from a higher point of view. Motherhood cannot be looked upon any longer as a mere physical process, but implies, according to the highest and best ideals, a spirituality which is only attainable if woman, not exhausted by the breeding process, is allowed to develop her full personality. To enhance each other’s individuality in the conjoint life, to raise the erotic life to the highest level of human love, is the most glorious achievement attainable by Man as a sex being.