Manual of midwifery : for the use of students and practitioners / by W.E. Fothergill.

Date:
1903
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Credit: Manual of midwifery : for the use of students and practitioners / by W.E. Fothergill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    CONTENTS .vyWv. CHAPTER I. PAGES Structure of the Female Reproductive Organs. External Genitals—Vagina—Uterus — Fallopian Tubes— Parovarium—Ovary . . . . . . . 1-15 CHAPTER II. Functions of the Female Reproductive Organs. Reproductive Life — Puberty — Ovulation — Menstruation —- Menopause — Fertilisation — Conception — Nubility — Theories on Menstruation, Ovulation and Conception . 16-31 CHAPTER III Pregnancy. Changes in the Mother. Changes in the Uterus—Decidua—Changes in other Organs —Mechanical effects of Pregnancy—General effects of Pregnancy ......... 32-44 Diagnosis of Pregnancy. Rational or Indirect Symptoms—Physical or Direct Signs— Summary—Chronological Summary—Differential diag- nosis—Pseudo-Cyesis 44-56 CHAPTER IV. Pregnancy (continued). Development of the Early Ovum. The three Cell Layers—Early Human Ova—The Embryo and its Membranes—Ovum and Decidua .... 57-70