Identifier: diagnosisofdise00find (find matches)
Title: The diagnosis of diseases of women
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Findley Palmer. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Philadelphia and New York, Lea brothers & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Retroversioflexion of the Uterus, witli. Adhesions. The body isadherent in the eu.l-de-sae. The long axis of the uterus is bent back-ward and the cervix is directed downward. FIC 2.
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Ineaxcerated Subperitoneal Fibroid on the Posterior Wall of theUterus. The fibroid may be confounded with the body of the uterus.The uterus lies in retroversioflexion. DIAGNOSIS OF MALPOSITIONS OF THE UTERUS 241 4. Shortening of the posterior wall or lengthening of the anteriorwall of the uterus is a rare finding. 5. Relaxation of the supporting uterine ligaments and muscles isby far the most frequent cause of retroversioflexion. When thesesupports are weakened the long axis of the uterus first revolvesbackward upon an imaginary transverse axis (retroversion), andlater, through the force of intra-abdominal pressure, the long axisof the uterus is bent upon itself (retroflexion). The stretching andtearing of childbirth largely account for the relaxation of the sup-porting uterine ligaments and muscles. Retro versioflexion due toviolent exertion or to a fall is difficult to establish though not im-possible. The cause of retrodisplacements of the uterus in thenullipara is difficult of exp

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