Impediments to marriage on the part of the woman, consist in the absence of the sexual organs, an unyielding maidenhead, and certain diseases which render the sexual act unendurable or hopelessly unfruitful. As a rule, they cannot be recognized by an unprofessional person; the majority are curable, and when they are incurable they are a ground for annulling a marriage ceremony, if it can be proven that they existed at the time it was performed, and the dissolution of the marriage is sought by the injured party. A physician who is also a surgeon should always be consulted with regard to them.
HENRY G. HANCHETT, M.D., F.A.A., (1853-1918)
Member New York State and County Homoeopathic Medical Societies ;
Formerly Staff-Physician to the College and Wilson Mission
Dispensaries ; Fellow of the N. Y. Academy of Anthropology ; Member American Historical Association,
Member New York State and County Homoeopathic Medical Societies ;
Formerly Staff-Physician to the College and Wilson Mission
Dispensaries ; Fellow of the N. Y. Academy of Anthropology ; Member American Historical Association,