. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. 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 ut
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. 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-. Fio. 4296.—Anteflexion of Uterus. Shorten-ing of TJtero-sacral Ligaments, a, Direc-tion of shortening of ligaments; b, directionof intra-abdominal pressure. (Schultze.) ion, and this congestion causes a painful exudation ofthe blood from the uterine substance, or even painfuluterine contractions. Obstruction undoubtedly exists incertain cases, but it has too often been in-sisted on as being the only explanation of
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