6/26/2023 0 Comments P. a. d. power of the ancientsWomen were thought to be at the height of their spiritual and mental power at this time. The terms "menstruation" and "menses" are derived from the Latin mensis (month), which in turn relates to the Greek mene (moon). The word "menstruation" is etymologically related to "moon". In ancient Greece, woman's menstrual bleeding was considered a cosmic event, relating and connecting one to the moon, the lunar cycles and the tides. Ancient texts and manuscripts even attempted to explain a women’s health issue present since the dawn of time: menstruation. Ancient texts also help shed light on the concepts and prevailing theories related to women’s health in antiquity. Hippocratic teachings were largely focused on gynecology and Hippocrates even wrote a treatise entitled Nature of the Child where they explain that an infant exits the womb when the food supply has been exhausted and then batters its way out (hence the pain of labor) like a chick leaving the egg- not particularly correct as we know it now, but it did help to explain the natural the best they could. This was in stark contrast to previous gynecological studies of Hippocrates who suggested heterosexual intercourse and marriage as panaceas to any gynecological ill which arose, and who believed that a woman's womb could actually migrate throughout her body and wreak havoc on other internal organs. In addition, Herophilus also wrote a treatise entitled On Midwifery which was unfortunately lost in the destruction of the library at Alexandria. Physicians before Herophilus had previously described the female anatomy with euphemisms such as aidoia, meaning 'the shameful parts'. Herophilus was the first to describe the ovaries and the fallopian tubes and give them appropriate Greek names in medical textbooks. He was a Greek physician deemed to be the first anatomist and is thought to be one of the founders of the scientific method. a Greek physician named Herophilus (335–280 BC) became responsible for many great advances in gynecology.
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