Essentials of gynecology : arranged in the form of questions and answers prepared especially for students of medicine.

  • Cragin, Edwin B.
Date:
1913
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    What are the symptoms ? a. P^'smeuorrlioea; h. Sterility; c. Distiu'bance of bladder functions—frequent micturition , d. LeucoiTlioea ; e. Other symptoms are those of the accompanying iiiflammation. What are the physical signs ? The Cfi-vix hes rather high; the os is directed downward and forward; as you jjass the finger up along the anterior wall of the Fig. 22. Anteflexion of the Uterus (Schroeder). cervix, it runs into a marked angle between cervix and bodj^ The bodj can be felt h'ing in front of the cervix, just above the anterior vaginal wall. The cervix is often long and the os smaU. The sterility is more dependent upon the long cervix plugged with mucus than any actual stenosis of the internal os. The uterus is sometimes both anteiiexed and retroverted. From what must you differentiate an anteflexion ? From—]. A fibroid tumor in the anterior wall of the uterus; 2. An inflammatory deposit in front of the cervLs.