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TRANSPORT OF PARTICULATE MATTER THROUGH THE HUMAN FEMALE GENITAL TRACT

Summary.: A small quantity of India ink placed in the uterine cavity before laparotomy was found to have been transferred to the Fallopian tubes in more than 50% of the observed patients. Transfer from the cervical canal occurred in nearly 30% of patients but transfer from the vagina occurred only once in thirty-seven observations. The influence of the phase of the menstrual cycle, the use of Syntocinon and the state of the Fallopian tubes is considered.