Volume 1
Cyclopaedia of obstetrics and gynecology / edited by Egbert H. Grandin.
- Grandin, Egbert H. (Egbert Henry), 1855-
- Date:
- 1889
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Cyclopaedia of obstetrics and gynecology / edited by Egbert H. Grandin. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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![In the foetus its fundus is at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra, then it seems to be forced down into the true pelvis from birth; but in the adult, the fundus of the uterus is on a level with the superior strait, and, in a majority of cases, it is seen to be on the level, or even below this strait. Size.—The size of the uterus is extremely variable, depending not only on age, but on the time when it is examined. Before puberty the cervix is almost as large as the body, but from that period on the body acquires a preponderance which it never loses, even in old women. Later, there are modifications in the size of the uterus, some temporary, others permanent. Fig. 32.—Position of the Uterus.—a, Bladder. 6, Fundus uteri, cc. Tubes, dd, Ovaries, c, Rectum, /, Aorta. </, Ascending vena cava. /(/(., Round ligaments. 'J^hus, menstruation increases ver}^ perceptibly and momentarily the size of the uterus, whereas the sexual relation and repeated pregnancy cause a permanent modification. Richet gives the following dimensions: Virgins j Vertical diameter of the cavity . ( Transverse diameter (intra-uterine) 1.7 inches. .5 ‘* Nulliparae j Vertical diameter of the cavity . 2.0 ( Transverse diameter (intra-uterine) 1.0 ‘‘ Multiparae j Vertical diameter of the cavity . ( Transverse diameter (intra-uterine) 2.3 L2 The following are the dimensions given by Sappey: ( Lengtli of the uterus 2.3 inches. Virgins ] Width 1.4 “ ( Thickness ...... .85 “](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21704867_0001_0058.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
