The principles and practice of midwifery : with some of the diseases of women.

  • Milne, Alexander
Date:
1871
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Credit: The principles and practice of midwifery : with some of the diseases of women. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    CONTENTS. CHArTER I. THE TEEVIS. Position of Pelvis in Skeleton—Bones of the Pelvis—Ai-ti- culations of—Question of Separation of Joints during Labour—Pelvis as a whole—Brim, Cavity, Outlet, Axes and Planes of Pelvis—Difference between the Male and Female—Soft Parts of—How to measure the—Pelvi- meters—Deformities of Pelvis—Causes of Deformity, ... CHAPTER II. OF THE EXTERNAL GENERATIVE ORGANS OF THE FEMALE. IMons Veneris — Labia—Clitoris—Clitoridectomy—CJathe- teri.sm — Urethra— Hymen—Carunculae Myrtiformes— Perineum—Vagina—Functions of—Coition, Physiology of. CHAPTER HI. OF THE INTERNAL ORGANS OF GENERATION. Uterus, Stnicture of — Mucous Membrane of—Vessels of —Nerves of—(Question of Enlargement of Nerves during Pregnancy—Fallo[)ian ’^ruhes. Structure and Function of —Ovaries—Ovulation—Formation of Ovule.s—(ir.aafian Follicles, Rupture of—Cor]iUS J.uteum, False and True— Difference between. CHAPTER IV. MENSTRUATION. Theories regarding—Period of Occurrence—Recurrence of —Character and (^Iiiantity of Discharge—Symptoms— Moral ancl Physical Influences ami Results—Source of the Di.schargc — Condition of Ov.aries during—h’in.al Bause of—Is it necessary to (lonception ?—Fitness for I'ecundation—Most likely time, ... RAGE 1 21