A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment .. . with care, it is not inju-rious. Simpsons uterine sound has been much used, but itis too stiff. The steel sound, which can be easilyN bent withthe fingers, is to be preferred, as it is often of great advan-tage to be able to change its curve. The steel sound shouldnot be larger just at the point (see Plate V), as uterinesounds are usually made; neither should it be sharp or morepointed at the end, but should be of uniform size* for fouror five inches from its extremity. It is well to have notchesin t
A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment .. . with care, it is not inju-rious. Simpsons uterine sound has been much used, but itis too stiff. The steel sound, which can be easilyN bent withthe fingers, is to be preferred, as it is often of great advan-tage to be able to change its curve. The steel sound shouldnot be larger just at the point (see Plate V), as uterinesounds are usually made; neither should it be sharp or morepointed at the end, but should be of uniform size* for fouror five inches from its extremity. It is well to have notchesin the sound, at intervals of one-half inch, that we maynote more readily the length of the uterus. Dr. Skene hasinvented a very good sound for measuring the length of theuterine cavity (see Plate V). It has a slide which is drawnback when the sound is introduced, and, when fully inserted,the slide is pushed up against the os, and we can determineby it just how far the sound has entered the womb. Hard rubber uterine sounds should never be used unless Plate V. TlkWANN&CO SKENES Plate VI.
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