Porneiopathology : a popular treatise on venereal and other diseases of the male and female genital system : with remarks on impotence, onanism, sterility, piles, and gravel, and prescriptions for their treatment . Partial descent of the , a, a——Uterus. ON VENEREAL DISEASES. 149 If prolapsus takes place during pregnancy, the wombjpresses upon the bladder and rectum, and occasions irrita-bility of both those structures ; but as pregnancy advances,iand as the womb ascends into the abdomen, these incon-veniences cease, and the womb oftentimes regains its toneand position after chi
Porneiopathology : a popular treatise on venereal and other diseases of the male and female genital system : with remarks on impotence, onanism, sterility, piles, and gravel, and prescriptions for their treatment . Partial descent of the , a, a——Uterus. ON VENEREAL DISEASES. 149 If prolapsus takes place during pregnancy, the wombjpresses upon the bladder and rectum, and occasions irrita-bility of both those structures ; but as pregnancy advances,iand as the womb ascends into the abdomen, these incon-veniences cease, and the womb oftentimes regains its toneand position after child-birth. The womb sometimes pro-trudes externally, and is a source of great distress. Seedrawing:—. Prolapsus uteri,a, a——Uterus. The treatment in these cases is chiefly mechanical, be-side supporting the general health. The first symptoms,however, demand efficient attention, and the medicalattendant should be made acquainted with every partic-ular. It is a question whether the weakened condition of thesupports of the womb, and the consequent relaxed state ofthe vagina, are not owing to the manner in which womenclothe themselves. The pelvic part of the female is keptalways in a state of unnatural warmth, from the load ofpetticoats and other unnameable female attire. Contrastbut the difference between the simple unlined trowsers ofthe male and five or six-fold clothing of the other sex : ei-ther the one must yield too much warmth, or the otherroust strike too cold. The sedentary habits of women haveof course much influence. When retention of urine follows the falling down orpartial descent of the womb, the female should lie on herback, press the uterus into the pelvis, an
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