Ffemale Uterus Medical History

The History of the Female Reproductive …

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While the uterus was predominantly female and a strong, life-giving semen predominantly male, neither sex could claim absolute autonomy. Several key developments …

Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis, Uterus

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The uterus is located between the urinary bladder anteriorly and the rectum posteriorly. The average …

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - Symptoms and causes

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Uterus - Wikipedia

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Uterine fibroids - Symptoms and causes

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Doctors believe that uterine fibroids develop from a stem cell in the smooth muscular tissue of the uterus (myometrium). A single cell divides repeatedly, eventually creating a firm, …

Beware the Wandering Wombs of Hysterical …

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It was generally believed that the uterus could move within and throughout the body, depending on the health of the woman. According to Hippocratic physicians …

Female hysteria: The history of a controversial 'condition'

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Maines argued that, in the late 19th century, doctors would often treat female patients’ hysteria symptoms by manually stimulating their genitalia. According to her, the …

The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ …

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Like most doctors in the 19th century, Sims originally had little interest in treating female patients—and no specific gynecological training. Indeed, examining and …

The Long History of Gender Bias in Medicine | Time

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Being biologically female defined and constrained what it meant to be a woman. Women’s illnesses and diseases consistently related back to the “secrets” and …

The female problem: how male bias in …

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/13/the-female-problem-male-bias-in-medical-trials

Dr Janine Austin Clayton, an associate director for women’s health research at the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), told the New York …