Clinical notes on uterine surgery : with special reference to the management of the sterile condition . mor*rhagic tendency. A sponge tent showed that there wasnothing abnormal in the cavity of the uterus, and I thendetermined to incise the os uteri. There were tworeasons for this: OF MENSTRUATION. 45 1st: The bilateral incision of the os uteri woulddivide the indurated structure of the cervix throughits whole extent up to the os internum, which wouldprobably ameliorate the engorgement, and diminish thehaemorrhage. And 2nd : It would separate the com-pressed lips of the os uteri sufficiently t
Clinical notes on uterine surgery : with special reference to the management of the sterile condition . mor*rhagic tendency. A sponge tent showed that there wasnothing abnormal in the cavity of the uterus, and I thendetermined to incise the os uteri. There were tworeasons for this: OF MENSTRUATION. 45 1st: The bilateral incision of the os uteri woulddivide the indurated structure of the cervix throughits whole extent up to the os internum, which wouldprobably ameliorate the engorgement, and diminish thehaemorrhage. And 2nd : It would separate the com-pressed lips of the os uteri sufficiently to permit thespermatozoa to pass to the cavity of the uterus, therebyrendering conception possible; and upon this takingplace I hoped for a complete revolution in the nutritivefunctions of the whole organ, and an ultimate perfectcure. Accordingly, the operation of incision of the os andcervix bilaterally, was performed on the 1st of October,1860. The parts healed before the next menstrual flow,which I was delighted to find greatly reduced in quan-tity ; indeed, it was almost natural. In three months. Fig. 11. she returned home with a normal menstruation. Themouth of the womb presented a totally different appear-ance from what it did when she first came under ray-observation. For instance, when I first saw her it wasa simple little transverse slit (fig. 11), with the oppositesurfaces closely applied to each other; but when she 46 UTERINE SURGERY. left it presented an entirely different appearance: thetwo opposite lips of the os uteri slightly gaping open (), thus rendering it possible for the semen to get to the
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