The illustrious John
Hunter advised a man afflicted with hypospadias to impregnate his
wife by vaginal injections of semen in water with an ordinary
syringe, and, in spite of the simplicity of this method, the
attempt was followed by a successful issue. Since this time,
Nicholas of Nancy and Lesueur have practised the simple vaginal
method; while Gigon, d'Angouleme (14 cases), Girault (10 cases),
Marion Sims, Thomas, Salmon, Pajot, Gallard, Courty, Roubaud,
Dehaut, and others have used the more modern uterine method with
success.
A dog-breeder, by syringing the uterus of a bitch, has succeeded
in impregnating her. Those who are desirous of full information
on this subject, as regards the modus operandi, etc., are
referred to Girault; this author reports in full several
examples. One case was that of a woman, aged twenty-five,
afflicted with blenorrhea, who, chagrined at not having issue,
made repeated forcible injections of semen in water for two
months, and finally succeeded in impregnating herself, and was
delivered of a living child. Another case was that of a female,
aged twenty-three, who had an extra long vaginal canal, probably
accounting for the absence of pregnancy. She made injections of
semen, and was finally delivered of a child.
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