A dissertation on retroversion of the womb : including some observations on extra-uterine gestation.
- Samuel Merriman
- Date:
- 1817
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Credit: A dissertation on retroversion of the womb : including some observations on extra-uterine gestation. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Dr. Denmany on the contrary, attributed the accident, in almost every instance, to over-dis- tension of the bladder as the primary cause, independent of any pressure of the os uteri against the meatus urinarius; and he now says,* from the first case in which I thought I had reason to suspect this, I have so constantly observed it, either by the reserve of women of superior rank in life, or by the restraint of those in inferior situations, neglecting, or being prevented, from attending to the calls of nature, that there does not remain a doubt concerning it. The fact hath also been proved in a variety of cases by practitioners of the first eminence, who have supplied me with the most unquestionable testimonies of its truth. This theory is now almost universally ad- mitted to be correct, and it has had the good effect of putting a stop to the rude, and I may say, cruel expedients, which were adopted to replace the womb, when this was thought to be essential to the safety of the mother. We have been taught, that it was necessary to introduce] the hand within the vagina; that the * Introduction to Midwifery, 4to. p. 97. 1801 c](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21140789_0029.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
