See a prototype of
the first Kotex ad.
See more Kotex items: Ad 1928 (Sears and Roebuck catalog)
- Marjorie May's Twelfth
Birthday (booklet for girls, 1928,
Australian edition; there are many links here to
Kotex items) - 1920s booklet in Spanish showing
disposal method -
box from about 1969 -
Preparing
for Womanhood (1920s, booklet for girls)
- "Are you in the know?"
ads (Kotex) (1949)(1953)(1964)(booklet, 1956) - See
more ads on the Ads for
Teenagers main page
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THE MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH:
GYNECOLOGY
Prolapse of the uterus, and pessaries
When the uterus become unanchored,
often because of injury during
childbirth, gravity can drag it out
the vagina - see below.
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The arrow points to a
uterus that completely protrudes from
the vagina; having a baby, among other
causes, can damage the tissues that
hold the uterus in place and allow it
to shift position. (I added the words;
photo from Diseases of Women, 1922, by
Dr. Harry Crossen)
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The black arrow points
to the pessary (A and B, at left)
holding the uterus in place. (I
added "pessary" and the arrow; from
Diseases of Women, 1922, by Dr. Harry
Crossen)
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Yes, look at another
choice you might have had many years
ago! A menstrual
cup from the mid-19th century
looks very similar. (From Diseases of
Women, 1922, by Dr. Harry Crossen)
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Copyright Harry Finley 2005
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