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Plate 6 Photomicrographs of human vaginal smears

24 Late pregnancy. Smear taken 5 days before normal delivery. Shows unusual occurrelme of extreme leucopenia. O0. 3, Obj. 8, B. 19.

25 Typical smear of pregnancy. Sixty-fifth day after last menstrual date. (Same as figures 22 and 23). Shows typical navicular cells highly magnified.

26 Pregnancy: one hundred and fifty-second day. Shows cells of ‘oyster shell’ type.

27 Sixth day after normal delivery. Shows typical cells of the postpartum phase. 0c. 6, Obj. 8, B. 30.

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Reference

Papanicolaou GN. The sexual cycle in the human female as revealed by vaginal smears. (1933) Amer. J Anat. 52: 519–637.

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