The patient told me that all her previous doctors, having found the same condition, had suggested an operation. The womb ought to be raised and sewed to the anterior abdominal wall, by that operation all her troubles would be removed. Examining the patient again, I found that the womb was not only dislocated, but also very much swollen and inflamed, being very sensitive to the slightest pressure. I explained to the patient that all her troubles were due not to the dislocation of the womb, but to its inflammation, knowing that innumerable women, whose wombs are displaced, do not suffer at all, consequently most of them do not know anything about that dislocation.
I explained that condition thoroughly to the patient, advising her not to grieve at the dislocation, because her troubles were not due to it. I objected to the operation, pointing out its uselessness, because, at least in a great number of cases, the sewed up womb detaches itself from the abdominal wall and falls down, consequently the condition would be the same as it was before the operation. Furthermore, I explained to the patient that, in order to correct the dislocation of the womb, the adoption of a pessary would be helpful, but she would be very pleased to learn that by my treatment there would be no reason any more to use a pessary.
Besides, considering the present inflammatory condition of the organ, nobody could earnestly think either of an operation or of the use of a pessary. Both in the present case must be candidly called a brutality. Again, I repeated, that all her troubles were due not at all to the dislocation, but to the inflammation without paying any attention to the dislocation. I was very glad that the patient agreed to my proposal. My treatment was nearly the same as it was in the case mentioned above.
Every other week I applied three leeches above the pubes, the patient took twice daily Mercurius corrosivus 6x and Aurum muriat. natron. 10x alternately, once a week Lachesis 30c. I put the patient on a vegetarian diet and in order to eliminate thoroughly all slags, I advised her to drink three cups of Adinolan tea daily. The patient improved visibly from week to week; in about ten weeks all her troubles had gone. By examining the patient I found that the womb was still in the same position, but it was entirely decongested and it was not sensitive to any pressure at all. The patient was quite another human being; she was happy and cheerful, able to do her housework and laughed about her previous suicidal thoughts.
By the treatment just mentioned, I was able to cure hundreds of women suffering from the same condition, without any surgical interference or without being obliged to introduce a pessary, though certainly, there are some cases in which a suitable pessary would be a great help. But I have to repeat and underline, that a pessary should be used only after having cured the inflammatory condition of the genital organs.
