They produce a substance tonic to the uterus.

Around the ovary and the uterus, the endocrines gyrate as the planets around the sun.

So closely are they all related that insufficient action of the thyroid, pituitary or adrenals may cause atrophy of the ovaries and uterus, with abolition of genital function.

Then revolve the cycles that are translated as menstruation, the propulsion, fertilization and implantation of the ova in the uterus,the full development of the fetus,its birth, and feeding after birthall of which are ductless gland controlled.

The uterus becomes gorged with blood periodically, to provide an enriched soil for the perhaps to be fertilized ovum to plant itself.

Since there function, in addition to the ovaries, the glands of the uterus, the breasts or mammary glands, and the placental gland (the secreting cells of the tissue which comes out as the after-birth).

All of the members of the sex chain, including those of the thyroid, the adrenal and the pituitary, are necessary to the functions of menstruation, impregnation, settlement of fertilized ovum in the wall of the uterus, labor and lactation.

Menstruation is simply the uterus saying: well, not this time.

There it circulates, hits this gland and that, makes some more active, others less, transforms the chemistry of the cells, and engorges the mucous membranes, most of all those of the nose and of the uterus.

The follicle bursts, the ovum is discharged and wanders, the uterus waits and wonders.

When there is not enough ovarian secretion, the ovum may not be able to burst through the ovary, a necessity before it may begin its travels to the uterus.

Or the uterus may not have received enough posterior pituitary or thyroid to make it fit soil for the ovum to plant itself in.

Or there may be too much of these, which cause the uterus to massage itself daily by gentle contractions and so keep it well-toned.

THE PLACENTAL GLAND The placenta, an organ and gland of internal secretion newly formed in the uterus, when the fertilized ovum successfully imbeds itself within it, must be considered in any analysis of the transfigurations of child-bearing.

For ten lunar months, not another ovum breaks through the covering of the ovary, and the uterus is left undisturbed.

The placental secretion plays a most important rôle as brake upon the post-pituitary, the most active of the feminizing uterus-disturbing endocrines.

Without enough of it to hold the uterus stimulating endocrines, particularly the post-pituitary, in check, still-birth results.

Furthermore, the microscope reveals cyclic changes in its cells comparable to the menstrual phenomena of the uterus.

Indeed it is accepted as the homologue or male representative of the uterus.

The native dog is generally believed to be an importation, being deficient of the false uterus or pouch characterising all our other quadrupeds.

A Handbook for the diagnosis of cancer of the uterus by the use of vaginal smears.

A Handbook for the diagnosis of cancer of the uterus by the use of vaginal smears.

On opening the cavity I found it throughout thickly coated with slimy or mucal secretion (the only uterus found by me in this state.)

FALLOPIUS, GABRIELLO, anatomist, born at Modena; professor of Anatomy at Pisa and at Padua; the Fallopian tubes which connect the ovaries with the uterus, first accurately described by him, are called after his name, as also the duct which transmits the facial nerve after it leaves the auditory nerve (1523-1562).

The distilled oil is one of the most powerful emmenagogues; and is found of good service in obstructions of the uterus, or other viscra, proceeding from a laxity and weakness of the vessels, or a cold sluggish indisposition of the juices.