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It has been shown by experiments that there is a close relation between the condition of the ovaries and the heart. Professor Hegar^[102] has demonstrated that castration, or simple tugging of the ovaries, is able to produce a diminution of the heart beats, or even a stoppage of the heart. Lucas Championnière has also noted the same after a tearing of the ovaries, and Mariagalli and Negri have also noted tachycardia after laparotomy.

Very important also are the relations between the ovaries and the digestive organs. Kretschy observed, in a case of fistula in the stomach, that alterations of the female sexual organs regularly produced also alterations of the digestive functions; for instance, during menstruation there is always an increased flow of hydrochloric acid. The same has been found by Fleischer, who noted during this period a sluggishness in digestion, which improved after menstruation.

Tanecki found dyspeptic troubles in cases of retroflexion of the uterus, and Eisenheart has observed the disappearance of acute gastric troubles after a cure of retroflexion.