Outlines of the diseases of women / by John Phillips.

  • Phillips, John.
Date:
1897
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    VI. Displacement of other Organs or Portions of other Organs into the Pudendum. 1. Hernia of the intestine or omentum into one or both labia ; 2. Prolapse of either ovary; 3. Hydrocele. The ino-uinal canal may be patent, and one of the above may follow the° course of the round ligament into the external labium, and simulate a cyst or abscess of that part. VII. Fissures and Adhesions. The former occur as results of first attempts at sexual inter- course, after labour, and may complicate eczema; they give rise to intense pain during coition (dyspareunia) and difficulty m sitting, sometimes in walking. Agglutination of the labia, either congenital or as a result ot vulvitis, is not uncommon in children; a probe passed between the labia will be, as a rule, quite sufficient to break down any adhesions. If, however, these have resulted m the adult from iniury during, or sloughing after, a severe labour, the knife may be necessaryfand the wearing for some time afterwards at intervals of a glass or vulcanite tube (Fig. 56). (Edema of the vulva may occur as a part of general oedema, as the result of normal pregnancy, or when complicated by Bright's disease; relief is obtained in such cases by P™*™ng with a sharp needle in five or six places and allowing the serum to escape. Pruritus Vulvae. This is a symptom rather than a disease; it ^X^neiwel affections of the vulva, and is due to an irritability of the nerves supplying the external genitals. It is caused by, or accompanies— 1. Various forms of leucorrhceal discharge ; 2 The irritating discharges of malignant disease; I Abnormalities of urineUe., excessive acidity- d^betes, 3 oxaluria, or when urine is passed unconsciously or from vesico-vaginal fistula; 4 The eruptive diseases of the vulva, especially eczema, 5. Early pregnancy or normal menstruation; ? ThTneurotic condition which is present during the 8, Immoderotoindulgence in tea, opium, or alcohol.