Preface:

My booklet appeals first of all to those anxious to have their troubles fully explained and to get some advice regarding treatment in urinary and prostatic affections. Furthermore I hope that my colleagues will read it, the idea being to bring about a mutual understanding between allopathic and homoeopathy. The two sciences are equally concerned in them.

In contradistinction to the useful homoeopathic books I give a short, but exact review of the anatomical and pathological elements of the diseases, and of the clinical symptoms and the diagnosis, being convinced, that only on such a basis a correct treatment can be achieved. The patient has to learn how dangerous it may be to him if relying only on his symptoms, he should thoughtlessly take homoeopathic drugs. The same warning applies to the unqualified, which without any knowledge of the pathological conditions indiscriminately venture to treat these patients. In this my homoeopathic colleagues will agree. I hope that some of my allopathic colleagues may, by reading my booklet, take an interest in homoeopathy. My point of view is clear; homoeopathy and allopathic have to supplement each other, both have to know exactly the limit of their efficiency; only by co-operation can the ideal medical art of the future be brought forth.

I would be happy if this short treatise is of service in that direction and I trust that it may be helpful to many patients.

Dr.Wilhelm Karo
London, June, 1940