Read and see a short history of the examination
technique called The Touch.
Read Dr. Soucasaux about the colposcope,
used to examine the vulva, vagina and cervix of the
uterus.
 
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MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
Treatise on the Diseases of Women for the Use
of
Students and Practitioners by Alexander J. C. Skene, M. D. (New York,
1892)
Excerpts about treatment for menstrual problems in late 19th century America,
Dr. Marion Sim's brilliant gynecological surgery for fistula of the vagina
&
urinary bladder (America's first great contribution to gynecology),
Dr. Skene's discovery of the paraurethral gland, & many stories about
patients
Case: Double uterus
I thank SarahAnne Hazelwood for donating this
book!
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NEXT | Skene's fame:
The female urethra & Skene's glands - Menstruation:
CASE STUDIES: #1 #2 #3 #4
#5 #6 #7 #8
#9 #10 #11 #12
#13 #14 #15 #16
#17 - Sims's FAMOUS OPERATION for vesico [bladder]-vaginal fistula
- Gynecological examination by the touch:
Exam table Bimanual Rectum Percussion
Palpation Speculum
Sims's position picture - Development
of the sexual organs -
Virgin uterus -
Double uterus & vagina
- Unicorn uterus
- Duplex uterus -
Vulva: anatomy DIAGRAM Virgin's vulva
Kinds of hymen Hermaphroditism
Diseases of the vulva:
Varicose veins Wounds Dissipated
woman receives brutal beating
from husband Pruritis (itching)
Eruptions
of the vulva - Anatomy of the vagina
Sims's speculum in this museum - Read and
see a short history of the examination technique
called The Touch.
Read Dr. Soucasaux about the colposcope, used
to examine the vulva, vagina and cervix of the uterus.
© 2009 Harry Finley. It is illegal to reproduce or distribute any
of the work on this Web site
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