It was remarkable that when the pessary was removed it was found to have largely retained its original wax covering.
Gerould of Massilon, Ohio, reports a case in which a pessary had been worn by a German woman of eighty-four for more than fifty years.
Jackson speaks of a glove-pessary remaining in the vagina thirty-five years.
Pinet mentions a pessary that remained in situ for twenty-five years.
Mackey reports the removal of a glass pessary after fifty-five years' incarceration.
Hurxthal mentions the removal of a pessary which had been in the pelvis for forty-one years.
The accompanying illustration shows the phosphatic deposits and incrustations around a pessary after a long sojourn in the vagina.
For instance, Cloquet removed a foreign body which was incrusted in the vagina, and found the cork pessary which had formed its nucleus completely rotted.
A woman who is compelled to wear a ring or pessary is certainly not well, and if she has any hard work to do or must be on her feet a great deal, thepessary will sooner or later so irritate the vagina that it must be removed.
A young couple on the eve of marriage consulted a gynæcologist regarding the question of using the cap pessary to prevent the possibility of having children for a few years.
Her medical attendant had recognized the existence of a retroflexion, but no pessary remained in situ for more than a day or so, and he suspected that she herself pulled them out.
The use of rubber pessary does not do away with desirability of douching, but it does enable the woman to douche at her own convenience with safety.
No harm can possibly come either to husband or wife from these appliances, and neither party will be conscious of the presence of the occlusive rubber pessary (some other kinds of rubber pessary have not these advantages).
The pessary should, of course, never be worn during the menstrual period.
No harm may come from wearing the pessary for a day or two, but it is highly desirable as a matter of cleanliness and otherwise to remove the pessary in the morning when performing the sexual toilet.
But always remember--the rubber pessary is cleanest and safest.
Assuming the rubber pessary fits properly, as it will if skilfully selected and applied in the first instance by a competent medical practitioner, then the seminal fluid must remain in the lower part of the vaginal passage.
The rubber pessary must in the first instance be fitted by a doctor, because if it does not fit properly it will be ineffective.
The inflated pessary would be the most perfect, however, if you could only contrive some method to prevent escape of air and consequent flattening.
These are reliable only when carefully adjusted over the mouth of the womb, and many women find it very difficult to adjust this kind of pessary correctly; hence numbers of failures.
The rubber pessary should not be worn continuously.
The rubber pessary is shown in position, slightly distending upper end of vagina (or front passage), and covering the opening into interior of womb.
After the Operation, Injections are to be made into the Matrix, to cause a Flux of Blood; and a pierc'd Pessary must be introduc'd into its Neck.
It is not advisable to wear the pessary all the time.
It seems inartistic and sordid to insert a pessary or a suppository in anticipation of the sexual act.
In my estimation a well fitted pessary is the surest method of absolutely preventing conception.
Wash the pessary in clear cold water, dry well and place away in the box.
I recommend the use of the pessary as the most convenient, the cheapest and the safest.
They are silly in thinking the pessary can go up too far, or that it could get lost, etc.
Another form of prevention is the pessary (see cut).
After the pessary has been placed into the vagina deeply, it can be fitted well over the neck of the womb.
Personally I recommend every woman to use a well fittedpessary and learn to adjust it.
Or make a pessary of lead only, dip it in the above mentioned things, and put it up.
Make pessaries of storax, aloes, with the roots of dictam, aristolochia and gentian, but instead of this you may use the pessary prescribed at the end of Chapter XVII.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pessary" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: bag; contraceptive; diaphragm; pill; prophylactic; rubber; skin
