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Ovum in Finding Place to Develop--Pregnancy in the Fallopian Tube and Its Dangers--Twin Pregnancy--Passivity of Ovum and Activity of Spermatozo?n Foretell the Contrasting R?les of the Man and the Woman Throughout Life.
X. PREGNANCY 88
Period of Pregnancy in Human Female--Physiologic Process of Pregnancy--Growth of Embryo from Moment of Conception-- Pregnant Woman Provides Nourishment for Two--Her Excreting Organs Must Work for Two.
XI. THE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY 93
Smooth Course of Pregnancy in Some Women--Pregnancy and Parturition May be Made Normal Processes Through Education in True Hygiene--Morning Sickness and Its Treatment--Necessity for Medical Advice in Pernicious Vomiting--Anorexia--Bulimia-- Aversion Towards Certain Foods--Peculiar Cravings--Tendency to Constipation Aggravated by Pregnancy--Dietary Measures in Constipation--Rectal Injections in Constipation--Laxatives-- Cause of Frequent Desire to Urinate During First Two or Three and Last Months of Pregnancy--Treatment of Frequent Urination-- Cause of Piles During Pregnancy and Their Treatment--Cause of Itching of External Genitals During Pregnancy and Treatment-- Cause of Varicose Veins and Treatment--Liver Spots.
XII. WHEN TO ENGAGE A PHYSICIAN 102
Necessity for the Pregnant Woman Immediately Placing Herself Under Care of Physician and Remaining Under His Care During Entire Period.
XIII. THE SIZE OF THE FETUS 105
Approximately Correct Measurements and Weight of Fetus at End of Each Month of Pregnancy.
XIV. THE AFTERBIRTH (PLACENTA) AND CORD 108
How the Afterbirth Develops--Bag of Waters--Umbilical Cord--The Navel--Fetus Nourished by Absorption--Fetus Breathes by Aid of Placenta--No Nervous Connection Between Mother and Child.
XV. LACTATION OR NURSING 110
No Perfect Substitute for Mother's Milk--When Nursing is Injurious to Mother and Child--Modified Milk--Artificial Foods--Care Essential in Selecting Wet Nurse--Suckling Child Benefits Mother--Reciprocal Affection Strengthened by Nursing--Sexual Feelings While Nursing--Alcoholics are Injurious--Attention to Condition of Nipples During Pregnancy Essential--Treatment of Sunken Nipples--Treatment of Tender Nipples--Treatment of Cracked Nipples--How to Stop the Secretion of Milk When Necessary--Menstruation While Nursing--Pregnancy in the Nursing Woman.
XVI. ABORTION AND MISCARRIAGE 117
Definition of Word Abortion--Definition of Word Miscarriage-- Spontaneous Abortion--Induced Abortion--Therapeutic Abortion-- Criminal Abortion--Missed Abortion--Habitual Abortion-- Syphilis as Cause of Abortion and Miscarriage--Dangers of Abortion--Abortion an Evil.
XVII. PRENATAL CARE 121
Meaning of the Term--Misleading Information by Quasi-Scientists--Exaggerated Ideas Regarding Prenatal Care--Nervous Connection Between Mother and Child--Cases Under Author's Observation--Effects on Offspring--Advice to Pregnant Women--Germ-plasm of Chronic Alcoholic--A Glass of Wine and the Spermatozoa--False Statements--Cases of Violence and Accidents During Pregnancy.
XVIII. THE MENOPAUSE, OR CHANGE OF LIFE 128
Time of Menopause--Cause of Suffering During Menopause-- Reproductive Function and Sexual Function Not Synonymous-- Increased Libido During Menopause--Change of Life in Men.
XIX. THE HABIT OF MASTURBATION 135
Definition of Masturbation--Its Injurious Effects in Girls as Compared with Boys--Married Life of the Girl Masturbator-- Necessity for Change in Injurious Attitude of Parents who Discover the Habit--Common-sense Treatment of the Habit-- How to Prevent Formation of Habit--Parents' Advice to Children--Hot Baths as Factor in Masturbation--Other Physical Factors--Mental Masturbation and Its Effects.
XX. LEUCORRHEA--THE WHITES 143
Misconception Regarding the Meaning of the Term "Leucorrhea"--A Common Complaint--Severe Cases--Reasons for Resistance to Treatment--Proper Local Treatment of the Disorder--Sterility Due to Leucorrhea--Causes of Leucorrhea--Tonic Medicines--Local Treatment--Formul? for Douching.
XXI. THE VENEREAL DISEASES 149
Derivation of Word "Venereal"--Three Venereal Diseases-- Innocent Contraction of Syphilis Through Various Objects-- The Hygienic Elimination of Common Sources of Venereal Infection--Measures for Prevention After Sexual Relations.
XXII. THE EXTENT OF VENEREAL DISEASE 151
Former Ban on Discussion of Venereal Disease and Its Evil Results--Present Reprehensible Exaggerations of Extent of Venereal Disease--Erroneous and Ridiculous Statements of "Reformers"--Senseless Fear of Marriage in Girls Due to Lurid Exaggerations--Study by Woman Psychologist Reveals Harmful Results of Exaggerated Statements--Truth in Regard to Percentage of Men Afflicted with Venereal Disease.
XXIII. GONORRHEA 158
Source of Gonorrhea--Mucous Membrane of Genital Organs and of Eye Principal Seats of Disease--Symptoms in Men and in Women--Vagina Seldom Attacked in Adults--Nobody Inherits Gonorrhea--Ophthalmia Neonatorum--Differences of Course of Disease in Men and Women--Gonorrhea Less Painful in Women--Symptoms not Suspected by Woman--Necessity for the Woman Consulting a Physician--Self-treatment When Woman Cannot Consult Physician--Formul? for Injections.
XXIV. VULVOVAGINITIS IN LITTLE GIRLS 164
Former Causes of Vulvovaginitis in Little Girls--Discharge Chief Symptom--Evil Results of Vulvovaginitis--Psychic Results of Treatment--Effects in Hastening Sexual Maturity--Vulvovaginitis a Cause of Permanent Sterility--Measures to Prevent the Disease--Toilet Seats and Vulvovaginitis.
XXV. SYPHILIS 168
Syphilis Due to Germ--Syphilis a Constitutional Disease-- Primary Lesion--Incubation Period--Roseola--Primary Stage--Secondary Stage--Mucous Patches--Tertiary Stage--Gumma--Hereditary Nature of Syphilis--Milder Course in Women Than in Men--Obscure Symptoms in Syphilis-- Necessity for Examination by Physician--Locomotor Ataxia-- Softening of the Brain--Chancroids.
XXVI. THE CURABILITY OF VENEREAL DISEASE 174
Gonorrhea May Be Practically Cured in Every Case in Man--Extensive Gonorrheal Infection in Woman Difficult to Cure--Positive Cure in Syphilis Impossible to Guarantee.
XXVII. VENEREAL PROPHYLAXIS 177
Necessity for Douching Before and After Suspicious Intercourse--Formul? for Douches--Precautions Against Non-venereal Sources of Infection--Syphilis Transmitted by Dentist's Instruments--Manicurists and Syphilis--Promiscuous Kissing a Source of Syphilitic Infection.
XXIII. ALCOHOL, SEX AND VENEREAL DISEASE 181
Alcoholic Indulgence and Venereal Disease--A Champagne Dinner and Syphilis--Percentage of Cases of Venereal Infection Due to Alcohol--Artificial Stimulation of Sex Instinct in Man and in Woman--Reckless Sexual Indulgence Due to Alcohol--Alcohol as an Aid to Seduction.
XXIX. MARRIAGE AND GONORRHEA 187
Decision of Physician Regarding Marriage of Patients Infected with Gonorrhea or