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Title: A Complete practical work on the nature and treatment of venereal diseases, and other affections of the genito-urinary organs of the male and female ..
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: Bostwick, Homer
Subjects: Sexually transmitted diseases
Publisher: New York, Burgess, Stringer & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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application of cold to the head.The use of the douche bath, or a large stream of water falling on the head withconsiderable force, is used by many in preference to the lancet. Gonorrhoea in females, as in males, is sometimes, though rarely, followed by achronic discharge from the urethra. In these eases injections must be made use ofas in males— with the same instrument — the entrance to the bladder being guarded Jfr 224 GONORRHOEA. — TREATMENT. by pressure with the finger passed up the vagina, or it may be cauterized by solidnitrate of silver, with the aid of a suitable holder. Emollient fomentations and injections should be tepid — but resolvents, astrin-gents, and tonics, should be applied cold. The injections must be made with afemale gl iss syringe, which, for obvious reasons, is superior to all others, by whichthe injection may be made to penetrate to the whole extent of the vagina. In chil-dren, or when the hymen exists, we may employ a straight canula with a conic end.
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Speculum Chair. The position of the patient is important. It is only in a recumbent posture, withthe pelvis elevated that the injections will reach every part of the vagina. Injections of the uterus require a proper position, the use of the speculum with astrong light, and a glass or silver syringe, furnished with a long sharp pointednozzle. It is necessary in using highly astringent or caustic injections, to wash theuterus afterwards with a simple fluid — and an ingenious double syringe has beencontrived for that purpose. The tampons are made of a roll of lint, large enough to fill, without distendingthe vagina. After injection, and moistening them with the fluid, they may beapplied either by the patient or the surgeon, with or without the speculum, but muchbetter with it. 04IN0RRHCB4 —THE kTMBNT. --> The cure ii t»> be followed by injections of cold water, except, for i few daysbefore, after, and during the menetrnaJ evacuation; at winch time iJh application ofcold water,

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