564 GENITAL APPARATUS. 



Finally, as ma}' occasionally happen, should there be no congenital 

 lesion capable of explaining the appearance of nympho-mania, the 

 disease may be regarded as a neurosis, and may then be treated by 

 such sedatives as the bromides of potassium, sodium and strontium, 

 in doses of 2 to 3 drachms per day, divided into two or three 

 portions. Bromide of camphor also gives excellent results by acting 

 simultaneously on the nervous system and calming excessive genital 

 irritation. 



The above method of treatment is much preferable to performing 

 clitoridectomy, or ovariotomy as a kind of panacea, although certain 

 writers have suggested these operations without taking into account 

 the special local conditions. 



