The system of the womb, with a particular account of the menses, independent of a plethora: to which are subjoin'd, a few observations relating to cold, and its effects upon the body / [Thomas Simson].

  • Thomas Simson
Date:
1729
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Credit: The system of the womb, with a particular account of the menses, independent of a plethora: to which are subjoin'd, a few observations relating to cold, and its effects upon the body / [Thomas Simson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / good Grounds, as a mere Opinion of San ft g- mr, which he has been led into from what he faw happen in Faff, viz. that Women have a manthly Diicharge of about that Quantity, which would naturally prejudge him to think that there fhould be a proceeding Accumula¬ tion, as Hippocrates fuppofed, and feveral o- thers, who never conlulted the Ballance. But I can refer the Juftnefs of my Flea, u~ pon this Head, to what every Phyfician has Occafion to obferve every Day in their Practice; the Quantity that Dr. Friend fuppofos daily to accumulate is five Drams and a third of a Dram. Now let us fuppofe after twelve Days Accumulation, that a Woman, fubjeft to this Hosmorrhagie, is let Blood of to the Qantity of eight Ounces, or fixty four Drams, of which there are frequent Examples; then, by this Means, the whole accumulated Quantity is de¬ duced from the Mafs of Blood, and confe- quently the twelve Days part will contribute nothing to procure the Flux]; and therefore it will not appear till a Month after this extra¬ ordinary Lo(s of Blood; that is to fay, it will be forty two Days after the laft Period before * another
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