Format:
1 online resource (495 pages)
ISBN:
9781442681811
Series Statement:
Heritage
Content:
In documenting the changing nature of interventional medicine, Mitchinson considers the medical treatment of women within the context of what was available to physicians at the time.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One: The Victorian World: Doctors, Science and 'Woman' -- Chapter Two: The Frailty of Woman -- Chapter Three: Three Mysteries: Puberty, Menstruation, and Menopause -- Chapter Four: Sexuality in Women -- Chapter Five: A Modern Issue Emerges: Birth Control -- Chapter Six: The Emergence of Medical Obstetrics -- Chapter Seven: Changing Obstetric Care -- Chapter Eight: The Rise of Gynaecology -- Chapter Nine: Gynaecological Surgery -- Chapter Ten: Women and Mental Health -- Chapter Eleven: Insane Women: Their Symptoms and Treatment -- Conclusion -- Note on Sources and Methodology -- Notes -- Medical Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Picture Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780802068408
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780802068408
Language:
English
Keywords:
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