Intramural Fibroid Tumour, Probably of 11 Years' Standing; Removal by Laceration and Enucleation; Recovery

]^rg> G-. # aged 35, East Indian, -was admitted into the General Hospital, under my clinrge, on the 2nd May, 1871. She is the mother of six children. Her youngest child is almost twelve years of age. Ever since the birth of this child she has been a constant sufferer from dysmenorrli03a, and, during the past five or six years, profuse menorrhngia has been frequent. Partly from the pain experienced, during mensturation, but chiefly, however, from repeated large losses of blood, occurring lately as often as twice a month, her general health lias become seriously impaired. So that she is now very anaemic, with a feeble heart, and excitable circulation : the nervous, muscular, and digestive systems have participated iu the general low condition superinduced by oft recurring pain and hoemorrhage from the uterus. Her appetite is poor and depraved ; pulse small and easily compressible; impulse of heart feeble, and cardiac sounds sharp, short and distinct; fatigue is induced by moderate exertion ; giddiness and faint-