. A treatise on obstetrics for students and practitioners . Retroverted pregnant uterus, removed because incarcerated. (Gottschalk.) are complicated by excessive nausea and vomiting, the irritation of thepelvic tissues resulting from the abnormal position of the womb beingexcessive. The most common displacement of the pregnant uterus isretroversion ; this is most often observed in women of very deficientmuscular fibre, or in women who have borne children, in whom thepelvic floor and uterine supports have been stretched or torn. Subin-volution, by increasing the weight of the uterus, helps to f
. A treatise on obstetrics for students and practitioners . Retroverted pregnant uterus, removed because incarcerated. (Gottschalk.) are complicated by excessive nausea and vomiting, the irritation of thepelvic tissues resulting from the abnormal position of the womb beingexcessive. The most common displacement of the pregnant uterus isretroversion ; this is most often observed in women of very deficientmuscular fibre, or in women who have borne children, in whom thepelvic floor and uterine supports have been stretched or torn. Subin-volution, by increasing the weight of the uterus, helps to favor thiscondition; straining and lifting and the wearing of tight clothingduring early pregnancy exaggerate this complication. PLATE <7/\\ • Retroverted Pregnant Womb ; Distended Bladder. Red line shows altered relationof Peritoneum. (Schwyzer.) THE PATHOLOGY OF PREGNANCY. 99 The symptoms of anteflexion and anteversion of the pregnant wombare obstinate pelvic pain, with frequent micturition and nausea andvomiting. The symptoms of retroversion of the pregnant uterus aredysuria, pain in the back, dragging sensations, constipation, and pres-sure-pain radiating down the thighs. If the condition persists for anylength of time, the pain increases in severity and fever and rapid pulsesupervene. (Plate V.) Displacements of the gravid uterus tend to spontaneous cure as preg-nancy advances ; thus, anteversion usually ceases spontaneously at aboutthe fourth month of gestation. With retroversion the condition is muchmore serious. The uterus, tipped backward, becomes easily forceddownward into the pelvic brim and even below the promontory of thesacrum. Should this condition persist adhesive inflammation follows,the uterus
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