Treatise on gynæcology : medical and surgical . Fig. 238.—Albert Smith Pessary for Retroversion. Fig. 239.—Munde Pessary with Thickened Pos-terior Bar for Use in Retroflexion. by either the ring or the Hodge pessary; the instrument then actingsimply by diminishing the mobility of the uterus. The cradle pessary with a simple curve, much recommended byOlshausen and Schroder,19 has the advantage of not descending so faras the Hodge and also of sustaining the anterior vaginal wall, but itis not so powerful as the doubly curved lever form (Figs. 238 and 240);it is specially adapted to cases where t
Treatise on gynæcology : medical and surgical . Fig. 238.—Albert Smith Pessary for Retroversion. Fig. 239.—Munde Pessary with Thickened Pos-terior Bar for Use in Retroflexion. by either the ring or the Hodge pessary; the instrument then actingsimply by diminishing the mobility of the uterus. The cradle pessary with a simple curve, much recommended byOlshausen and Schroder,19 has the advantage of not descending so faras the Hodge and also of sustaining the anterior vaginal wall, but itis not so powerful as the doubly curved lever form (Figs. 238 and 240);it is specially adapted to cases where there is some relaxation of theanterior wall. If the patient takes a douche twice a day, the pessary may be leftin place for two or three months; at the end of this time it should bewithdrawn and careful account taken of the position of the uterus; ifit remains in the position of anteversion, the pessary is given up,otherwise its use must be continued. The accidents which havebeen described as the effect of forgotten pessaries are due to th
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