"A Common Abuse in the Practice of Gynecology", by Henry Albert Wade, M.D.
May 1912 · The International Journal of Surgery, vol. 25 (New York, 1912), May 1912 issue
Citation: Henry Albert Wade, "A Common Abuse in the Practice of Gynecology," The International Journal of Surgery, vol. 25 (May 1912), p. 153; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/internationaljo09unkngoog, scan n159), accessed 9 November 2026.
Transcription
Title and byline, and the opening sentences (p. 153, scan n159); transcribed from the Internet Archive's OCR text, not yet checked against the page image:
A COMMON ABUSE IN THE PRACTICE OF GYNECOLOGY.
By Henry Albert Wade, M.D.,
Attending Gynecologist to Williamsburg Hospital; Attending Surgeon to Bethany Deaconess Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y.Curettement of the uterus is the most common of all gynecological operations. Not only the general practitioner, but many surgeons seem to feel that it is indicated in all menstrual and sexual disturbances—if not by itself, then as an auxiliary procedure to repair of the cervix or perineum or before an abdominal section.
The volume's index: "Wade, Henry Albert. A common abuse in the practice of gynecology 153".
What it says, against the tree
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Albert Wade | Occupation | Attending Gynecologist, Williamsburg Hospital; Attending Surgeon, Bethany Deaconess Hospital, Brooklyn (1912) | Biography: physician and surgeon of Brooklyn | agrees, with new appointments |
| Henry Albert Wade | Publication | Author of "A Common Abuse in the Practice of Gynecology" (1912), arguing against routine curettage | — | new (context) |