Identifier: practiceofobstet00edga (find matches)
Title: The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Edgar, J. Clifton (James Clifton), 1859-1939
Subjects: Obstetrics
Publisher: 3rd ed., rev
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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d mental being may undergo altera- 26 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FEMALE GENITAL ORGANS. tions. There is a more or less constant tendency to obesity at the time. Thenotions among the laity as to the great dangers of the menopause are, withoutdoubt, greatly exaggerated. It is not uncommon to see a woman who for yearshas suffered from uterine and other complaints seem to enjoy robust health afterthis trying period has been passed. Statistics conclusively prove that mortalityat this time is no greater than at any other period. Some have noted that incertain cases, especially of unmarried women, there is a loss of feminine traits LINE OFSECTION Crural nerve Psoas muscle Iliac muscle al artery (injected) undibiilo-pelvic liga- m.ent >)emng of right tube Obturator artery ngin of uterine and vesicular arteries Broad ligarnent Right ovary Mesenterium tubts fiddle hemorrhoidal artery j?7;g-Ai ureter Right tube Co7n»wn pudic art. Transverse sec. of round lig- Gluteal miiscle Transverse sec. of rectum
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Fig. 5.—Atrophy and Prolapse of RectumCrural nerveCrural artery (injecMed. and small glut, m.uscleObturator nerveObturator arteryOrigin of uterine arvesicular arteriesLigament, latum covLeft ureter. (left < Left broadjigameniIschialjierve Middle hemorrhoidi artery ~ Left t,^be Ant. border of pyriform. muscle Transverse sec. of round lig. Common pudic art.Retroverted uterine body Douglas^ pouch Uterus and Adnexa following the Menopause.— and the assumption of certain anatomical male characteristics—a more an-gular form, a harsher voice, or even the development of an imperfect beard ormoustache. III. INSEMINATION. Definition.—By insemination is meant the deposition of the seminal fluidwithin the genital tract of the female during sexual intercourse. Phenomena.—Before conception can take place there must be a meeting andfusion of the vital elements of the two sexes. This is brought about by coitus orcopulation, by means of which the semen of the male is deposited in the vagi

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