It has become quite the fashion of late, on the part of anti-surgical gynecologists and others opposed to radical measures in the treatment of the diseases of women, to make suggestive allusion to the possibility of insanity, or other grave neurosis, following operations. This paper is accordingly presented to this Section, showing, as I believe it does, the real facts as known to-day upon the question: "Do psychoses follow gynecological operations?"
The advent of Apostoli's application of electricity, has also afforded an opportune moment for the anti-surgical practitioner to renew and reinforce himself against radical treatment. The brilliant claims of Apostoli, and the still more arrogant assumption of certain followers of the gifted electrician, would lead the casual reader and observer to the supposition that hysterectomy for myoma is no longer a necessity. It is, therefore, not surprising that between the two extremes, there should be an active