A group of archaeologists has found in the northern Spanish region of Leon a ceramic lamp dating from the beginning of the 1st century that shows a representation of the gynecological exam performed on a sick woman.
A report by the Latin American Herald Tribune said that the find is of an oil lamp, which according to Archaeology professor at Madrid's Universidad Complutense Angel Morillo, is a unique find without parallel in the Roman world.
Dilatation and Curettage - Overview
Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a common surgery, done on women to scrape and collect the tissue from inside the uterus. The procedure is usually performed under general or regional anaesthesia.
Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a common surgery, done on women to scrape and collect the tissue from inside the uterus. The procedure is usually performed under general or regional anaesthesia.
On the lamp's surface "appears a very slender woman, possibly affected by a serious illness, like cancer, and a doctor who is performing a gynecological exam with a vaginal speculum," Morillo said.
Possibly the image is of a specific examination that one of the Roman doctors performed, he added.
Dilatation and Curettage
Dilatation and curettage, also called as D&C, is a surgical procedure done to scrape and collect the tissue from inside the uterus. Dilatation ('D') is a widening of the cervix and Curettage ('C') is the scraping of the contents of the uterus.
Dilatation and curettage, also called as D&C, is a surgical procedure done to scrape and collect the tissue from inside the uterus. Dilatation ('D') is a widening of the cervix and Curettage ('C') is the scraping of the contents of the uterus.
Currently, the piece "is in the hands of private individuals", but it will be sent to the Leon Provincial Museum, he added.
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