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]