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Blank No.47 Series III Form C.
Were you athletic in college? Mild gymnastics.
"Began about 45th yr to flow excessively for 5 and 6 days at menstrual period - Sometimes spend several days in bed; last day or two sometimes in much pain; always the same pain and sometimes in lower front of abdomen no attention - (from ignorance) at this time began to suffer from intercourse; unresponsive, would not recover from one experience till time for another - congestion, pain in the back - unnerved - wretchedly unhappy and morbid - purely physical causes."

Did you have any trouble at your menopause (change of life)? b)At what age did it occur? Has it affected your desire for intercourse?
"After tumor developed flow lessened and became normal for two years more. Very averse to intercourse because of ill effects, kept my troubles to myself; learned to control effects to prevent any sensation - thus preventing pain - much sorrow and misfortune in family history during these years - loss of money, first death of oldest son of appendicitis. Husband broken health never really recovered. He changed utterly in views of life. Kindest and most chivalrous of men. I often wonder whether I am responsible - whether I have been below normal and been a drain instead of a stimulant - whether nature made me for a good mother but did not fit me for a good wife?"
"Tumor (a large fibroid) absorbed under treatment by Dr.Wallace A Briggs of Sacramento. A pill three or four times a day for a year. Then reported to him; continued the medicine another year - reported again - found the tumor entirely gone. Reported a third year, found no sign of the tumor. Do not know the nature of the medicine - but think it was a sex stimulant."
"He gave no cause for the existence of the tumor and asked no questions along the line of this discussion."