Contributions to practical gynecology : illustrated with sixteen wood engravings / by S. James Donaldson.

  • Donaldson, S. James (Samuel James)
Date:
1882
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Credit: Contributions to practical gynecology : illustrated with sixteen wood engravings / by S. James Donaldson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    DYSMEJSrORRHCEA. 11.'] appeal directly to tlie confidence of the practical mind and lias proved quite satisfactory in my own and others' ex]3erience. In tlie treatment of this affection, as in all other gynecological undertakings, it is well to carry conspicuously in our minds this rule, Never attempt a manipulation without a well- defined reason for so doing. Unfortunately the j^ro- fession is full of specialists who follow stereotyped methods, and who seldom pause to question the wherefore of these formulated theories, but simply adopt them because they are in vogue; these imita- tors are followers of those who are not unfrequently positivists—men who, simply because tliey have suc- ceeded in the pursuance of a certain form in the management of their cases, present it as the ne plus ultra in all similar cases, while, on the other hand, should non-success attend the application of other means they peremptorily and persistently condemn them, whereas it may have been through personal defect or mismanagement that the experiment proved a failure. Let us, therefore, proceed with our pa- thology in the most catholic and unbiassed spirit j)ossible. We should regard the uterus simply as a member of the body highly organized, entitled to an equal consideration and amenable to the same laws that influence other organs. Given an inflamed, painful joint, how would we deal with it ? Would we not treat it gently, placing it at rest, shower it with warm and cold water, soothing it until the inflammation