PREFACE. THIS book was written for the purpose of bringing together the fully matured and essential facts in the science and art of gynecology, so arranged as to meet the requirements of the student of medicine, and be convenient to the practitioner for reference. In the plan adopted, the diseases peculiar to women are, as far as possible, divided into three classes. The first class comprises those which occur between birth and puberty; the second, those between puberty and the menopause; and the third, those which come after the menopause. Each subject is briefly described, and histories of cases, typical and complicated, are given as illustrative of the disease or injury under consideration, together with the author's method of treatment. The number of illustrative cases given depends upon the practical importance of the subject and the ability to make it more plain by the use of illustrations. In carrying out this plan, the history of gynecology and the discussion of all unsettled questions have been omitted, as being at variance with the plan adopted. Credit has been given as far as possible to those who have made original discoveries, but a vast number of original workers have been passed unnoticed for want of time and space even to name them. To the medical student, history has no value until he has mastered the rudiments of the science and the art, and the practitioner can find in the works of reference all the historical facts which he may seek. The author has ventured to give his own views and methods pertaining to practical matters, believing that while they may differ to some extent from the general literature of the day, they will be found reliable in practice and may be of interest to the specialist. Marginal references have not been made, because all selections from the literature that have been incorporated in this work are those already well established and familiar to the gynecologist, and foot-notes only embarrass the reader who is seeking for the facts alone. Acknowledgments are due to my associates - Dr. J. H. Raymond, who has rendered valuable aid in the preparation of the work, and Dr. R. L. Dickinson, who has made the drawings for the original illustrations. THE AUTHOR. II.-DEVELOPMENT OF THE SEXUAL ORGANS III.-ARREST OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENTIRE ABSENCE OF FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY-ARREST OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IN THE VII. INJURIES TO THE PELVIC FLOOR FROM PARTURITION AND OTHER CAL SIGNS XL.-ORGANIC DISEASES OF THE BLADDER XLI.-ORGANIC DISEASES OF THE BLADDER (CONTINUED) TREATMENT OF CYSTITIS-CROUPOUS AND DIPHTHERITIC CYSTITIS. - CYSTITIS XLII.-NON-INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE BLADDER XLIII.-NON-INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE BLADDER (CONTINUED) XLIV.-NON-INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE BLADDER (CONTINUED) XLV.-NON-INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE BLADDER (CONTINUED) XLVI. DISEASES OF THE URETHRA AND URETHRAL GLANDS XLVII.-ORGANIC DISEASES OF THE URETHRA (CONTINUED) XLVIII.-ORGANIC DISEASES OF THE URETHRA (CONTINUED) XLIX. DISEASES OF THE GLANDS OF THE FEMALE URETHRA |