The Histological Changes Associated with an Early Abortion, with Special Reference to the Vessels of the Decidua

pregnancy had not advanced beyond the third week, as judged by the condition of the embryo, it has the anatomical interest which is still attached to any human ovum of that early period, in addition to the more strictly obstetrical one, in tracing, if possible, the cause of the abortion and presumably of those which preceded and followed it. The patient is a woman of 28 years of age, who has been married for eight years. Her obstetrical history is as follows:?