The ladies' physician : a guide for women in the treatment of their ailments / by a London physician.

Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The ladies' physician : a guide for women in the treatment of their ailments / by a London physician. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    reacts upon, all the other functions of the organism in such a marked and mysterious manner as the func- tion of the organs of generation is being developed and established. VVe will, therefore, in this chapter briefly describe the changes which take place at this period, and point out the general home treatment that is likely to lead to a favourable issue. The Aye at which Menstruation first appears.— This varies considerably in different individuals. The average age, calculated from observations made in a very large number of cases, is in this country about the fifteenth year. It may, however, appear much earlier, and may be retarded to a much later age. In- deed, instances are known in which infants have suffered from a monthly discharge of sanguineous fluid from the genital organs, accompanied by all tho symptoms of menstruation. On the other hand, cases are on record in which the appearance of the menstrual function has been delayed until after the thirtieth year. Both are, however, of great rarity, and should be re- gained rather as curiosities than as normal evolutions. It is, at the same time, well to bear in mind the possi- bility of such occurrences, especially as mothers are liable to become over-anxious about a retarded puberty, and desirous to force the appearance of what the young girl is not yet prepared for. There are other rare cases
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