Femina, A Work for Every Woman

So never feel sorry or disappointed when the family physician makes a professional visit, and fails to write a prescription, but instead, gives you instruction in the art of fee...

I see a large field of usefulness which has not been covered by competent authorities. I propose, therefore, to offer a plain, simple statement of the most common causes of phys...

(_a_) INDIGESTION in very young children is generally accompanied with diarrhœa, because that portion of the child’s food which is not thrown up or digested passes along the int...

THE first appearance of the menses marks an epoch in the life of the girl which ushers in womanhood. It is the harbinger of the fruitfulness of the maiden, whose limbs now becom...

I HAVE so far endeavored to give a cursory description of _avoidable_ causes, which were inadvertantly or thoughtlessly encouraged, and it is to be hoped that my friendly reproo...

VERSION, in the nomenclature of diseases of the womb, means that the entire organ without any deflection in its normal axis turns, inclines or leans either forwards, backwards o...

_Endo_ means within, and metritis signifies _womb_ and _inflammation_, and when all are combined, the compound term denotes inflammation of the lining membrane of the womb, whic...

THIS subject has given rise to an endless variety of contradictory discussions, and while it has won for itself fanatical devotees on one side, it has been ridiculed on the othe...

THE diseases of children that I propose to inquire into, are not those of so serious a nature as to require the skill of a physician, but rather those trivial ailments which are...

IF the author reviews his experience of the last twenty years, he recalls to memory innumerable instances in which the lack of a little special knowledge, in cases of sudden acc...

WHY are womb diseases so prevalent? is a question which we are not infrequently called upon to answer. At first sight this would strike one as a casual or commonplace remark, bu...

NO treatment for catarrhal inflammations in general and of the pelvic organs in particular is certain and complete without special attention being given to certain laws or rules...

IN a previous chapter, the physiology of conception was explained, and it was shown to be an organic function, independent of and remote from the sexual act, and over which the...

THE female bladder is easier approached than that of the male. This is clearly illustrated in the anatomical Plate II, which should be thoroughly studied before this chapter is...

BY childbed is usually meant the period of delivery, but I mean to include the lying-in period, from the moment the mother has the first signs of her approaching delivery, to th...

THERE is a hygiene of pregnancy which the enceinte female should observe, for by so doing, she will not only make the period of her gestation less onerous to herself, but she wi...

THERE is an analogy in the reproductive apparatus, running through the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms. The bulb at the lower extremity of the pistil of a flower is called t...

THE custom of washing and bathing has existed from the earliest times. Among the Egyptians it was a part of their religious worship. Among the Jews it formed part of the ceremon...

IN a brief reference to the medical virtues of electricity in the treatment of diseases of women, only an outline of its physics can be given, so as to give the reader an approx...

PREGNANCY is the condition in which the female has within her an impregnated, _fecundated_ germ, which gradually becomes developed in or out of the womb. In a perfectly normal s...

MEDICINES that are sure cures for all the diseases to which humanity is heir, are not the spurious discoveries of the quacksalver and patent-medicine vender alone, but some very...

WHEN speaking of inflammation of the vagina, reference is had to its mucous lining alone. It undoubtedly happens that structures or tissues beneath the mucous covering become in...

THE peritoneum is a delicate, thin, serous membrane, that lines the whole internal surface of the abdomen and envelopes more or less completely all the abdominal organs, so that...

IF one desires to familiarize himself with a thorough understanding of this subject, it is absolutely necessary to bear in mind what was said of the natural support of the uteru...

THE term _cellular_ was given to this tissue, because under the microscope it shows large meshes or cell-like cavities, that are also termed areolæ, hence, the tissue is often c...

The acute and chronic inflammations that affect the male urethra, also affect that of the female, only perhaps to a more limited extent, owing to the comparative smaller mucous...

Inflammation does not always affect the whole body of the womb, but it is quite oftener limited to one or the other layer or membrane that enters into its architectural whole. T...

THE bony part of the skeleton which is of particular interest to women, is the pelvis, so called, because it forms a basin or cavity which contains the most important female org...

WHEN from neglected or improper treatment, the acute inflammation is not checked, so as to restore the organ to its normal condition, the inflammatory process assumes a chronic...

INFLAMMATIONS of the various tissues assume different forms as far as the gross appearances are concerned, but the underlying condition is precisely the same. The various types...

THE uterus is not a stationary fixture in the female pelvis, but enjoys a mobility within physiological bounds, which in itself explains the great diversity of opinions which ma...

THE Fallopian tubes are the ovi ducts, along which the spermatozoids pass from the womb to fertilize the ovum, and along which the fertilized or non-fertilized ovum, as the case...