. Essentials of gynecology, arranged in the form of questions and answers prepared especially for students of medicine ... exist by itself, but with retroflexionthere is alwa3^s more or less retroversion. Usually the uterus is firstretroverted, and then intra-abdominal pressure continuing, if theuterus is flexible, the fundus is pushed backward and combination of the two is thus most common, and is describedas retroversio-flexio (see Fig. 25). Fig. Retroversion of the Uterus ( Pathologically, we usually find the body of the uterus congestedand enlarged, its mucosa
. Essentials of gynecology, arranged in the form of questions and answers prepared especially for students of medicine ... exist by itself, but with retroflexionthere is alwa3^s more or less retroversion. Usually the uterus is firstretroverted, and then intra-abdominal pressure continuing, if theuterus is flexible, the fundus is pushed backward and combination of the two is thus most common, and is describedas retroversio-flexio (see Fig. 25). Fig. Retroversion of the Uterus ( Pathologically, we usually find the body of the uterus congestedand enlarged, its mucosa hyperplastic, and more or less rigidity atthe junction of cervix and body, from development of fibrous tissue. What is its etiolog-y ? I. In nulliparous women. a. It is believed to be in rare cases congenital. h. It is occasionally the result of falls or strains that considerablyincrease intra-abdominal pressure. These are most apt to result inretroversion when, as a result of a full bladder, the axis of the uterusis already shifted backward to such an extent that intra-abdominal DISPLACEMENTS OF THE UTERUS. 133 pressure is brought to bear on the anterior surface of the do not fear that such exercise as tennis or horseback riding willcause retroversion in girls with normal ligaments, but rather that theincreased muscular and ligamentous tone will tend to prevent it. c. Salpingitis causes adhesions behind the broad ligaments, and asthe swelling of t
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