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CONTENTS.
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INTRODUCTION.
- EDUCATION AS THE CONTROLLING FACTOR IN THE PHYSICAL LIFE OF WOMAN. Huxley's Definition of Education; the Correlation of Mind and Body; the Emotional Nature; Age for Going to School; the Effect of the Study of the Scientific Branches; Industrial Education . . . . . 17-24.
- CHAPTER I.
PUBERTY.- Sexual Development; Age of Puberty; Physical Changes at Puberty; First Onset of Menstruation; Psychic Changes at Puberty . . . . . . . 25-28.
- CHAPTER II.
ANATOMY OF THE FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS.- The Vulva; the Hymen; Condition of the Hymen as Proof of Virginity; the Bladder; Vagina; Uterus; Respiratory Movements of the Uterus; Fallopian Tubes; Ovaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-34.
- CHAPTER III.
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS.- Ovulation; Etiology of Menstruation; Uterine Nerve-supply; the Function of
the Uterus; Stages of the Menstrual
Cycle; Average Duration of the Menstrual Flow; Character of the Flow; Relation of Ovulation to Menstruation; the Menstrual Wave; Definition of Menstruation; Premonitory Symptoms of the Flow; Hygiene of Menstruation . . . . 35-45.12
- Ovulation; Etiology of Menstruation; Uterine Nerve-supply; the Function of
the Uterus; Stages of the Menstrual
- CHAPTER IV.
THE ANOMALIES OF MENSTRUATION.- Menorrhagia and Metrorrhagia; Dysmenorrhea; Amenorrhea; Leucorrhea; Pruritus Vulvae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-51.
- CHAPTER V.
THE MARRIAGE QUESTION.- Herbert Spencer's Definition of Love; What Constitutes a Suitable Husband; Best Age for Marriage; Shall Cousins Marry? Contraindications to Marriage; Do Reformed Profligates Make Good Husbands? the Proper Length of Time for the Engagement; the Right Time of Year to Marry; the Selection of the Wedding Day . . 52-60.
- CHAPTER VI.
THE ETHICS OF MARRIED LIFE.- The Wedding Journey; the Ethics of Married Life; Shall Husband and Wife Occupy the Same Bed? the Consummation of Marriage; the Marital Relation; Times when Marital Relations Should be Suspended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-69.
- CHAPTER VII.
SEXUAL INSTINCT IN WOMEN.- Sexual Instinct in Women; Excessive Coitus; Causes of Sexual Excitability 70-75.
- CHAPTER VIII.
STERILITY.- Sterility; the Prevention of Conception and Limitation of Offspring; the Crime of Abortion; Infidelity in Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-87.
- CHAPTER IX.
PREGNANCY.- Nature of Conception; Pregnancy Defined; Duration of Pregnancy; the Signs of Pregnancy; Quickening; the Determination of Sex at Will; the Influence of the Male Sexual Element on the Female Organism; Heredity; Hygiene of Pregnancy; Causes of Miscarriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-108.
- CHAPTER X.
THE CONFINEMENT.- Preparation for the Confinement; Signs of Approaching Labor; Symptoms of Actual Labor; The Confinement-bed; the Process of Labor . . . . . . . . 109-122.
- CHAPTER XI.
THE LYING-IN.- Management of the Lying-In; Lactation; Nursing . . . . . . . . . 123-131.
- CHAPTER XII.
THE NEW-BORN INFANT.- The Infant's Toilet; the Crib; Feeding of Infants; Artificial Feeding; the Wet-nurse; Characteristics of Healthy Infants; the Stools; Constipation; Urination; Dentition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132-152.
- CHAPTER XIII.
THE MENOPAUSE.- Average Duration of the Menstrual Function; Duration of Menopause; the Menopause; General Phenomena of the Menopause; Prominent Symptoms of Menopause; Pathologic Conditions of Menopause; Causes of Suffering at Menopause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153-172.
- CHAPTER XIV.
HINTS FOR HOME TREATMENT.- Indigestion; Constipation; Diarrhea; Enemas; Vaginal Douche; Baths; Headache; Fainting; Hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173-185.
- GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187-193.
- INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195-200.
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