Commentary for Yevamot 159:9

רבי אלעזר אומר לעולם לא הדר ביה וכי תנן ההיא לעונשין

Rami b. Dikuli replied in the name Of Samuel: R. Eliezer changed his view.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The two statements were made at an earlier and later period respectively. ');">²³</span> The question was raised: From which statement did he withdraw? — Come and hear what was taught: R. Eliezer said. A congenital saris<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 538. n. 11. ');">²⁴</span> submits to <i>halizah</i>, and <i>halizah</i> is arranged for his wife, because cases of such a nature are cured in Alexandria in Egypt.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As this Baraitha agrees with our Mishnah and, in addition, contains also a reason for its statement, based on actual experience. it is reasonable to assume that R. Eliezer withdrew from his other view contained in the Baraitha of Niddah. ');">²⁵</span>

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