William Acton
William Acton (1813–1875)) was an nineteenth century English physician from Dorset.
Acton was influenced by French physician Claude François Lallemand, who recommended circumcision to prevent spermatorrhea (excessive, involuntary ejaculation), which was then believed to be a disease.
Publications
- Acton, William (1851): A Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Urinary and Generative Organs in Both Sexes. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- Acton, William (1862): The Functions and Disorders of the Reproductive Organs in Childhood, Youth, Adult Age, and Advanced Life: Considered in Their Physiological, Social, and Moral Relations. Retrieved 29 June 2022.