The principles and practice of obstetrics / by Gunning S. Bedford.
- Gunning S. Bedford
- Date:
- 1863
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The principles and practice of obstetrics / by Gunning S. Bedford. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.
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![LECTURE III. Enlargement of the Uterus produced by Hydatids, accompanied by a Periodical waterj Discharge per Yaginam, in a married Woman, aged twenty-seven Years, the Mothel of two Children, the Youngest four Years of age.—Hydatids and Yomiting.—Pro* cidentia of the Uterus, in a married Woman, aged thirty-two Years, the Mother of Four Children, tlie Youngest six Weeks old.—Management of the Placenta in Natural Labor.—Concealed Pregnancy in an unmarried Woman, aged twenty-two Years.— Fibrous Tumor of the Uterus mistaken for Pregnancy, in a young Lady, aged nine- teen Years.—Diarrhoea Ablactatorum in an Infant, eight Months old.—Abscess of the Yulva in a married Woman, aged twenty-seven Years, the Mother of three Children, the Youngest four Weeks old. Enlargement of the Uterus produced by Hydatids, accompanied by a Periodical watery Discharge per Vaginam, in a Married Woman, aged twenty-seven Years, the Mother of two Children, the Youngest four Years of age.—Mrs. L., aged twenty-seven years, mar. ried, the mother of two children, the youngest four years of age, has suffered for the last two months from occasional bearing-down pains, simulating those of labor, and is much annoyed with nausea and vomit- ing ; the pains are periodical, occurring at an interval of ten or twelve days, and accompanied by a discharge of water from the vagina. The menses have been suppressed for the last six months; and the patient has the appearance of being five or six months pregnant. When did your abdomen first begin to enlarge, my good woman V I noticed it, sir, for the first time about five months ago. Were you troubled with sick stomach at that time ? Yes, sir; and I am tormented with it now. Have you noticed any change in the breasts V Yes, sir; they have grown fuller, just like they do when I am pregnant. [Here the Professor examined the breasts, and discovered them to be full and large —but no sign of the areola was present.] Do you think yourself pregnant V Yes, sir; if I am not in the family-way, 1 don't know what can be the matter with me. When you have the discharge of water, do you always have a bearing-down pain? I always have the pain, sir, at the time the water comes from me. Does the water stain your linen? No, sir, it is quite clear. The case before you, gentlemen, is not altogether free from embarrass, ment; and it is our duty not hastily, under these circumstances, to give](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21034357_0063.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
