TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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  The Sexual Life of Woman—Introduction 1
 
I. The Sexual Epoch of the Menarche 37
 
    First Appearance of Menstruation 45
 
    Anatomical Changes in the Female Genital Organs at the Period of the Menarche 50
 
    Menarche Praecox et Tardiva 78
      Precocious and Retarded Menstrual Activity 78
 
    Pathology of the Menarche 82
      Anomalies of Menstruation 83
      Inflammatory Processes 87
      Disorders of Haematopoiesis 89
      Cardiac Disorders 94
      Diseases of the Nervous System 99
      Masturbation 104
      Disorders of Digestion 107
      Diseases of the Respiratory Organs 107
      Diseases of the Organs of the Senses 108
      Hygiene during the Menarche 111
      Menstruation 128
      Pathology of Menstruation 143
      Amenorrhœa, Menorrhagia, and Dysmenorrhœa 160
      Vicarious Menstruation 164
 
    The Sexual Impulse 166
 
    Nymphomania, Anæsthesia and Psychopathia Sexualis 184
 
II. The Sexual Epoch of the Menacme 200
 
    Anatomical Changes in the Female Genital Organs in the Period of the Menacme 209
 
    Pathology of the Menacme 218
      Dyspepsia Uterina 227
      Cardiopathia Uterina 235
      Nervous Diseases Secondary to Diseases of the Genital Organs 243
 
    Competence for Marriage of Women suffering from Disease 250
 
    Hygiene during the Menacme 261
 
    Copulation and Conception 284
      Copulation 284
      Conception 304
      Pathology of Copulation 323
      Vaginismus 337
      Cardiac Troubles Due to Sexual Intercourse 344
      Dyspareunia 347
 
    Fertility in Women 363
      The Restriction of Fertility and the Use of Means for the Prevention of Pregnancy 388
 
    The Determination of Sex 420
      I. Statistical Investigations 422
      II. Anatomical Investigations 446
      III. Experimental Investigations 452
 
    Sterility in Women 462
      Incapacity for Ovulation 470
      Interference with Conjugation, Conditions Preventing Access of the Spermatozoa to the Ovum 487
      Diseases of the Ovaries and the Fallopian Tubes 489
      Diseases of the Uterus 494
      Pathological Changes in the Cervix Uteri 501
      Displacements of the Uterus 515
      Myoma of the Uterus 523
      Diseases of the Vagina and the Vulva 526
      Secretions of the Genital Organs 528
        A. Absolute 540
        B. Relative Sterility 540
      Sexual Sensibility in Women 542
      Incapacity for Incubation of the Ovum 549
      Only-Child-Sterility 561
      Operative Sterility 563
      Table Showing the Causes of Sterility in Women 569
 
III. The Sexual Epoch of the Menopause 571
 
    The Menopause 571
 
    Changes in the Female Reproductive Organs at the Menopause 583
 
    The Time of the Menopause 593
 
    The Age at which the Menopause occurs 593
      1. Race 594
      2. The Age at which the Menarche Occurred 595
      3. The Woman’s Sexual Activity 597
      4. The Social Circumstances of the Woman’s Life 599
      5. General Constitutional and Pathological Conditions 599
      6. Premature, Delayed, and Sudden Onset of the Menopause 600
 
    Pathology of the Menopause 608
      Diseases of the Genital Organs 608
      Diseases of the Organs of Circulation 620
      Diseases of the Digestive Organs 630
      Diseases of the Skin 632
      Disorders of Metabolism 635
      Diseases of the Nervous System 637
      Climacteric Psychoses 643
 
    Hygiene during the Menopause 653