The sexual life of woman in its physiological, pathological and hygienic aspectsKisch, E. Heinrich (Enoch Heinrich)
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The sexual life of woman in its physiological, pathological and hygienic aspects
Kisch, E. Heinrich (Enoch Heinrich)
Gynecology; Menstruation; Women -- Diseases
As symptoms in other organs occurring in cases of dysmenorrhœa _Schauta_
mentions “sensations of heat, coldness of the feet, retching and
vomiting, cramps of the stomach and of the voluntary muscles, general
disorders of nutrition, loss of appetite, strangury, constipation,
dyspepsia, headache, and finally hysteria. As symptoms of the latter
affection we may notice, anæsthesia, hyperæthesia of certain parts of
the abdomen, attacks of cramp, paralysis, uterine cough, hiccough, spasm
of the glottis, epileptiform seizures. The repeated severe attacks of
pain may seriously disturb the nervous system, leading to the appearance
of general neuroses and psychoses. Frequently we observe, as a peculiar
accompaniment of dysmenorrhœa, changes in the fulness of the blood
vessels of the face and also in other regions of the skin, in
consequence of vascular paralysis. In other cases, actual effusion of
blood occurs, and, as a sequel of this, deposits of pigment; and the
semicircles beneath the eyes may become so dark as to look as if they
had been artificially tinted (_Macnaughton Jones_). In one case, during
menstruation periodic swelling of the gums was observed (_Regnier_).
Finally, in association with dysmenorrhœa, various forms of neuralgia,
changes in refraction, and slight attacks of neuritis and retinitis may
occur.”
One of the commonest symptoms and sequelæ is headache, sometimes in the
form of hemicrania, which may be associated with dyspeptic
manifestations, sometimes diffused over the whole surface of the skull.
Dyspepsia is a very frequent associate of dysmenorrhœa. Thus we meet
with pain and tenderness in the gastric region, nausea, vomiting, and
also cardialgia. Sometimes the liver becomes enlarged and tender on
pressure; in many cases also jaundice is witnessed.
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