Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026
The married woman's private medical companion, embracing the treatment of menstruation, or monthly turns, during their stoppage, irregularity, or entire suppression, pregnancy, and how it may be determined, with the treatment of its various diseases. Discovery to prevent pregnancy, its great and important necessity where malformation or inability exists to give birth. To prevent miscarriage or abortion when proper and necessary, to effect miscarriage when attended with entire safety. Causes and mode of cure of barrenness or sterility
Publication Details
New York: Office, 129 Liberty Street, 1847 CE.
Published pseudonymously by radical printer Charles Lohman who was married to the abortionist/entrpreneur Ann Lohman known as "Madame Restell." The Lohmans also sold condoms. Digital facsimile from U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #13469 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/15743 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-married-womans-private-medical-companion-embracing-the-treatment-of-menstruation-or-monthly-turns-during-their-stoppage-irregularity-or-entire-suppression-pregnancy-and-how-it-may-be-determined-with-the-treatment-of-its-various-diseases-discovery-to-prevent-pregnancy-its-great-and-important-necessity-where-malformation-or-inability-exists-to-give-birth-to-prevent-miscarriage-or-abortion-when-proper-and-necessary-to-effect-miscarriage-when-attended-with-entire-safety-causes-and-mode-of-cure-of-barrenness-or-sterility |
Geographic Context
Publication place: New York