A system of gynecology . clina-tion, the uterus be in fair position, ami the vaginal walls not markedlyrelaxed; for under such favorable circumstances the anterior vaginalwall will gravitate upward, the depressor may be dispensed with, and1,,.. 120. Fig- 121. £.\f/VW simss Depressor,the examiners right hand is thus left free tomanipulate as he pleases. As a rule, however,if the examiner he alone, both his hands areoccupied, the one with the speculum and theother with the depressor, so that he can ac-complish nothing beyond getting a view ofthe cervix. And therefore it is that Simssorig
A system of gynecology . clina-tion, the uterus be in fair position, ami the vaginal walls not markedlyrelaxed; for under such favorable circumstances the anterior vaginalwall will gravitate upward, the depressor may be dispensed with, and1,,.. 120. Fig- 121. £.\f/VW simss Depressor,the examiners right hand is thus left free tomanipulate as he pleases. As a rule, however,if the examiner he alone, both his hands areoccupied, the one with the speculum and theother with the depressor, so that he can ac-complish nothing beyond getting a view ofthe cervix. And therefore it is that Simssoriginal instrument has been so variouslymodified, usually in order to make it self-retaining. When we consider how indispen-sable Sim-- speculum is for both diagnosticand therapeutic purposes, and therefore howessentia] it is that the general practitioner, theexigencies of whose practice <1 not require the constant attendance of anurse, should be able to scientifically use this instrument when using it Fig. Simss Speculum.
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