"Pessary" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... forcing down, more and more, the womb and its appendages. All that is necessary is to raise up the womb to its natural position, and use an instrument that will keep it in place. This instrument is called a pessary. This pessary is a ring or hollow cup-shaped globe, made of gold, silver, ivory, wood or gutta-percha, and is placed in the vagina or birthplace, thus supporting the womb. The cold hip bath should be used once a day, at the ...
— The Ladies Book of Useful Information - Compiled from many sources • Anonymous
... described, of the spring, E, composed of copper or other soft metal, with the pessary, for ...
— Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 • Various |
