A Case of Annular Hymen
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of cocaine, and then by the aid of a pair of scissors and digital pressure I succeeded in breaking down the hymen. The haemorrhage was slight, and was easily controlled by a plug of absorbent wool. Mr and Mrs B. left town on the following day, but in a note which came from them recently I was informed that everything was satisfactory. Mrs B. was quite young, somewhere about 25, and her husband some ten years older. The hymen was extremely tough and thick, and I was not in the least surprised that it had not been ruptured. This case I have reported on account of its uncommon nature.
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