Dr. Van Doren's Institution for Treating the Chronic Diseases of Women, New York.

  • Van Doren, Dr. (J. L.)
Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
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Credit: Dr. Van Doren's Institution for Treating the Chronic Diseases of Women, New York. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    is given in full—from which report the following startling facts are had, viz., that there were only 40 Ladies enjoying good health in 2GO, being less than 16 healthful Ladies in 100—thereby leaving 84 in each 100 as invalids. If the remaining 174 Towns and Cities had given equally correct and faithful reports, the result, no doubt, would have been equally sad—several of the correspondents state, that they do not know one perfectly well Lady in their re- spective towns. What a striking illustration of the great defects in our Female Physical Education, fashionable modes of dress, daily habits of life, and, above all, of the inefficiency, and often more than worth less- ness of the present popular Medical treatment of Female Maladies. It is not my purpose here to expatiate upon the causes of female suf- ferings. Suffice it to say, that from a very extensive experience in the professional treatment of this class of suffering, I feel fully justified in stating that more than one-half of all female suffering connected with the Uterine System, results from inefficient, and too often, injurious treatment of the Medical Profession. How common is it for such Female Patients to be under the successive treatment of different Physicians, of the highest eminence, for months, and years, with little or no benefit; until, from their repeated failures, and large expenditures, they have lost all faith in all Doctors, and every kind of medical treatment. Being deeply impressed with the above want of success in the general treatment of Female Sufferers, and also with the vast amount of suffering arising from that class of diseases generally known as Female Maladies, I determined, several years since, to devote, in future, my special attention and professional services to this Class of Diseases. My facilities for becoming familiar with these Maladies, and the most approved Modes of treatment, have been great; to which may be added a very extensive and successful practice in the same. Under these circumstances I feel justified in my invitations to all suffering Females to examine my views and new modes of treat- ment.