Family Limitation
1920 1920 1920s 16 pages : illustrations 10 FAMILY LIMITATION THE PESSARY. Another form of prevention is the Mizpah pessary (see cut). This is one of the most common preventive articles used in France as well as among the women of the middle and upper class in America. They come in three sizes...
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| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
| Language: | English English |
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London : Bakunin Press
1920
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10 FAMILY LIMITATION THE PESSARY. Another form of prevention is the Mizpah pessary (see cut). This is one of the most common preventive articles used in France as well as among the women of the middle and upper class in America. They come in three sizes — large, medium and small. It is well to get the medium size, as the small ones are only for very small boned women and easily get out of place. [Picture] Pessary. In my estimation a well fitted Mizpah pessary is one of the surest methods of preventing conception. I have known hundreds of women who have used it for years with the most satisfactory results. The trouble is women are afraid of their own bodies, and are of course ignorant of their physical construction. They are silly in thinking that the pessary can go up too far, or that it could get lost, etc., and therefore to discard it. It cannot get into the womb, neither can it get lost. The only thing it can do is to come out. And even that will give warning by the discomfort of the bulky feeling it causes, when it is out of place. Before inserting pessary inject into cap a small amount of boric powder. This will act as a cement to help seal the mouth of the womb for the time being and thus doubly insures prevention. In inserting the pessary it is well to get into a position which will make the entrance easy. One foot resting on a low chair opens the parts considerably, also a squatting position brings the uterus lower and makes the fitting of the pessary easier. Do not use vaseline or oils on rubber, it decays it. Glycerine or soap rubbed on its surface makes it smooth enough to slip easily into place. After the pessary has been placed into the vagina deeply, it can be fitted well over the neck of the womb.
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