"Compromise" gynecological procedure
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"Compromise" gynecological procedure[1][2][3] is an illustration from Nouvelles démonstrations d'accouchemens (1822 - 1827) , a book on midwifery by Jacques-Pierre Maygrier.
The illustration depicts of a physician examining a woman's abdomen, with "compromise" procedure, in which the physician is kneeling before the woman but cannot see her genitalia..
The historic taboo associated with the examination of female genitalia has long inhibited the science of gynaecology. This 1822 drawing by Jacques-Pierre Maygnier shows a "compromise" procedure, in which the physician is kneeling before the woman but cannot see her genitalia. Modern gynaecology has shed these inhibitions.
The top caption of the plate reads "Histoire Générale Du Toucher", the bottom one "Du toucher, la femme debout."
There is another, similar plate, "toucher en position horizontale"[4] (also called "Du toucher, la femme couchée").
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![[1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gynaecology-1822.jpg){kind=link}
![[3]](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Obstetrical_examination_%281822%29.jpg?uselang=de){kind=link}