DR. MARION SIMS' SPECULUM.

Sims Speculum Examination

Sims Speculum Examination is an important skill for medical students and doctors. This article presents a comprehensive, concise and evidence-based approach to the use of the Sims Speculum which is consistent with The Principles of Clinical Examination [1]. We describe the signs of pelvic organ prolapse and based on a review of the literature, the precision and accuracy of these signs is discus...

James Marion Sims (1813-1883)

James Marion Sims [5] developed a surgical cure for ruptures of the wall separating the bladder from the vagina [6] during labor, ruptures called vesico-vaginal fistulas, and he developed techniques and tools used to improve reproductive examinations and health care for women in the US during the nineteenth century. Sims's lateral examination position allowed doctors to better see the vaginal c...

James Marion Sims, M.D., LL.D.

The medical ethics of the ' Father of Gynaecology ' , Dr J Marion Sims

Author's abstract Vesico-vaginalfistula (VVF) was a common ailment among American women in the 19th century. Prior to that time, no successful surgery had been developed for the cure of this condition until DrJ Marion Sims perfected a successful surgical technique in 1849. Dr Sims usedfemale slaves as research subjects over a four-year period of experimentation (1845-1849). This paper discusses...

The medical ethics of the 'father of gynaecology', Dr J Marion Sims.

Vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) was a common ailment among American women in the 19th century. Prior to that time, no successful surgery had been developed for the cure of this condition until Dr J Marion Sims perfected a successful surgical technique in 1849. Dr Sims used female slaves as research subjects over a four-year period of experimentation (1845-1849). This paper discusses the controvers...