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
_Lamy_, for example, has made an elaborate study of one of the
above-mentioned symptoms of uterine dyspepsia, namely, excitement of the
vomiting centre. His conclusions are as follows: Among the general
symptoms of diseases of the uterus, dyspepsia, in all its forms and in
all degrees of intensity, occupies the first rank in respect of
frequency of occurrence. Among the accompaniments of these reflex
processes, uterine vomiting must be mentioned. It seldom occurs as the
sole symptom of disorder of the digestive organs; but when it does occur
alone, it is of great importance that the cause of the affection should
not be misunderstood. Diseases of the uterus and periuterine affections
are the conditions that most commonly give rise to this trouble, but in
a certain number of cases it is due to physiological changes in the
female genital organs. Such changes are those associated with the
functional activity of the reproductive apparatus at the time of
puberty, during menstruation, in connection with coitus, during
pregnancy, and at the change of life, the menopause. The vomiting of
pregnant women is of the same nature, and confirms our belief in the
uterine origin and pathogenesis of vomiting at other times than during
pregnancy. The diagnosis of the true cause of uterine vomiting cannot be
made from the nature of the latter, but only from a knowledge of the
conditions in which it occurs, just as with other uterine reflexes, such
as neuralgia or cough. The vomit may consist merely of the food last
taken, or it may contain bile, without the presence of this latter
constituent indicating the existence of any disease of the liver. The
treatment of this disorder, which indeed does not threaten life, but
does seriously impair the general state of nutrition, must be local,
directed against the disease of the genital organs: Thus, in one case of
this nature, a cure was effected by oöphorectomy.
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