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purpose of adjusting the uterine supporter, I made an exami- 

 nation by the touch, and upon introducing my finger between 

 the pubic arch and the anterior lip of the prolapsed cervix, I 

 was requested by her to be very careful in manipulating 

 those parts, as she was very prone, by reason of her passion- 

 ate nature, to have the sexual orgasm produced by a very 

 slight contact of the finger. Indeed she stated that this had 

 more than once occurred to her, when making digital inves- 

 tigation of herself. Here then was an opportunity never be- 

 fore offered any one to my knowledge, and one not to be 

 lost on any consideration. Carefully separating the vulvae 

 with my left hand, so that the os uteri was brought clearly 

 into view in a strong light, I swept the right forefinger 

 across the cervix twice or three times, when almost immedi- 

 ately the orgasm occurred, and the following is what was pre- 

 sented to my view : 



" The os and cervix uteri had been firm, hard, and gen- 

 erally in a normal condition, with the os closed so as not to 

 admit the uterine probe without difficulty ; but immediately 

 the os opened to the extent of fully an inch, made five or six 

 successive gasps, drawing the external os into the cervix each 

 time powerfully, and at the same time becoming quite soft 

 to the touch. All these phenomena occurred within the space 

 of twelve seconds time certainly, and in an instant all was as 

 before; the os had closed, the cervix hardened, and the rela- 

 tion of the parts had become as before the orgasm. 



" Now I carefully questioned my patient as to the nature 

 of the sensations experienced by her at the period of excite- 

 ment, and she was positive that they were the same in quality 

 as they ever were during coition, even before the occurrence 

 of the prolapse ; but admits that they were not exactly the 

 same in quantity ^ believing that during coition the orgasm 

 had lasted longer^ although not at all or in any respect dif- 

 ferent as to sensation. I had almost forgotten to make men- 

 tion of the intense congestion of the parts during the crisis,' 

 and introduce the statement here." 



