ABSTRACT
Men may be incapable of begetting offspring in two perfectly distinct ways. They may be able to secrete normal active and motile sperms, yet unable to deposit these sperms in the woman’s organ: that is to say, unable to perform the sexual act in a physiological manner. This is technically termed Impotentia Cœundi, and we might term it coital impotence. Or, men may be able to have an erection and perform coitus, yet not to ejaculate normal active and motile sperms. This is termed Impotentia Generandi, or procreative impotence, and implies genuine sterility. In the first type of Impotence, the sterility is relative. In consonance with the respective structures and functions of the genital organs, in men and women respectively, we find that male impotentia cœundi, or coital impotence, is much commoner than analogous disturbances and defects in women. In fact, most cases of masculine sterility are really relative, i.e., due to coital impotence.
