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there is no blood between the capsularis and the vera it would 

 seem to follow that the hemorrhage was limited entirely by the 

 capsularis, a conclusion which is indicated also by the absence 

 of a history of bleeding. Since the last menstruation began on 

 April II and the abortion occurred on June 6, it is seen that the 





FIG. 2. Cross section of the above showing the disposition of the decidua and 



the contained blood clot. X 5. 



latter occurred on the first day of the beginning of the second 

 lapsed menstrual period. Although the appearance and the con- 

 dition of the decidua seems to suggest that considerable regener- 

 ation of the endometrium had occurred, it is possible though 

 unlikely, that the bleeding accompanying the' abortion was 



