Further gynecological conditions treated by hypnotherapy

Abstract

Study of a reasonably wide and representative literature reveals acceptance of the fact that emotional states may produce functional changes in muscles, viscera, and glands. Application of hypnotherapy to functional conditions encountered in gynecological clinical practice proves interesting: 15 cases of meno-metrorrhagia, 17 cases of leucorrhea, and 8 cases of infertility are reported, with assessment of success. In general, results have proven to be satisfactory, although treatment of leucorrhea tends to be disappointing. An outline of the method of treatment is elaborated and illustrated by representative cases. Some theoretical aspects of the modus operandi in these cases are considered, but it is acknowledged that a neurophysiological mechanism remains to be formulated.