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. He also reports the case of a
distinguished musician who, by reason of hypospadias, had never
impregnated his wife, and had resorted to injections of semen with a
favorable result. This latter case seems hardly warranted when we
consider that men afflicted with hypospadias and epispadias have become
fathers. Percy gives the instance of a gentleman whom he had known for
some time, whose urethra terminated a little below the frenum, as in
other persons, but whose glans bulged quite prominently beyond it,
rendering urination in the forward direction impossible. Despite the
fact that this man could not perform the ejaculatory function, he was
the father of three children, two of them inheriting his penile
formation.

The fundamental condition of fecundity being the union of a
spermatozoid and an ovum, the object of artificial impregnation is to
further this union by introducing semen directly to the fundus of the
uterus. The operation is quite simple and as follows: The husband,
having been found perfectly healthy, is directed to cohabit with his
wife, using a condom. The semen ejaculated is sucked up by an
intrauterine syringe which has been properly disinfected and kept warm.
The os uteri is now exposed and wiped off with some cotton which has
been dipped in an antiseptic fluid; introduced to the fundus of the
uterus, and some drops of the fluid slowly expressed into the uterus.
The woman is then kept in bed on her back. This operation is best
carried out immediately before or immediately after the menstrual
epoch, and if not successful at the first attempt should be repeated
for several months. At the present day artificial impregnation in
pisciculture is extensively used with great success.

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