Verdile records an instance of
imperforate vagina in which rectovaginal wall was divided and the
delivery effected through the rectum and anus. Lombard mentions
an observation of complete occlusion of the vagina in a woman,
the mother of 4 living children and pregnant for the fifth time.
Thus, almost incredible to relate, it is possible for a woman to
become a mother of a living child and yet preserve all the
vaginal evidences of virginity. Cole describes a woman of
twenty-four who was delivered without the rupture of the hymen,
and Meek remarks on a similar case. We can readily see that, in a
case like that of Verdile, in which rectal delivery is effected,
the hymen could be left intact and the product of conception be
born alive.
A natural sequence to the subject of impregnation without
entrance is that of artificial impregnation. From being a matter
of wonder and hearsay, it has been demonstrated as a practical
and useful method in those cases in which, by reason of some
unfortunate anatomic malformation on either the male or the
female side, the marriage is unfruitful. There are many cases
constantly occurring in which the birth of an heir is a most
desirable thing in a person's life.
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