. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. Fig. 4294.—Retroversion of Anteflexed Uterus. (Munde.) by posterior parametritis, or to the pressure of an in-flamed fundus uteri. Rectal symptoms, such as diar-rhoea, obstruction, or irritability, may be present and dueto the posterior parametritis. There are two theories con-cerning the production of the dysmenorrhcea, called theobstruction or mechanical theory, and the congestiontheory. According to the first, the blood is poured outinto the uterine cavity, bu
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. Fig. 4294.—Retroversion of Anteflexed Uterus. (Munde.) by posterior parametritis, or to the pressure of an in-flamed fundus uteri. Rectal symptoms, such as diar-rhoea, obstruction, or irritability, may be present and dueto the posterior parametritis. There are two theories con-cerning the production of the dysmenorrhcea, called theobstruction or mechanical theory, and the congestiontheory. According to the first, the blood is poured outinto the uterine cavity, but cannot readily escape on ac-count of a narrowing of the canal caused by the bend in. Fig. 4295.—Anteflexion of Cervix. (Munde.) the uterus, so that the uterus is excited to contract vio-lently and painfully to drive out the blood. As the vio-lent contraction is repeated every month, the uterusfinally becomes enlarged and inflamed, which, of course,increases the pain. This theory is favored by the fre-quent good results of dilatation. According to the con- 447 UterineDisplacements. REFERENCE HANDBOOK OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES. gestion theory, the uterus becomes congested on accountof the disturbance in the circulation caused by the flex-
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