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Every day, and even every minute, is of importance, and
no time at all should be lost.
The earliest symptom is generally a red discharge, which
does not occur at the proper time for the monthly period.
This may be quite slight.
If the womb bleeds on touch this generally means Cancer.
The discharge does not generally smell bad, nor is there
pain, at first.
A bad-smelling discharge should always be attended to at
once.
Any discharge, either red or offensive, in a woman in
whom the monthly periods have ceased for some time should
be attended to at once.
It is not true that "the Change of Life" is properly
marked by floodings, or by irregular bleedings, or by special
discharge of any kind.
It often happens that a woman who has floodings or
irregular bleedings or marked discharge about the time of
"the Change of Life" is told by her friends that it means no
harm and is "only the Change of Life."
Instead of going to a doctor she does nothing until the
disease is so far advanced that no operation will save her, and
she throws away her life.
All women who have floodings, or irregular bleedings, or
marked discharge of any kind (especially if offensive, but also
even if not offensive) should go at once to a properly qualified
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