Abstract
Summary
One important reason for measuring uterine circulation throughout pregnancy lies in the possible relationship between ischemia of the gravid uterus and the late toxemias such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. We have shown a method of calculating uterine circulation by its ability to clear a radiopaque dye injected by means of a Hypospray into the myometrium. It is shown that the technic can be repeated frequently, is painless and attended by no harmful or uncomfortable sequellae. It is being adapted to human studies.
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