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Revista Matronas

Revista Matronas

SEPTIEMBRE 2017 N° 2 Volumen 5

Fertility in the 11th century according to Trótula

Section: Originales

Authors

1María Garrido Romero, 1María Consuelo Cepeda Hontecillas, 1Ana Juliá Gisbert

Position

1 Matronas del Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia.

Contact email: magarromero@hotmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: throughout history there have been centuries of study and search for remedies and techniques to eradicate infertility. It is worth highlighting Trotula, the authoress of the most famous treaty on Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the Middle Ages.
Objective: to translate the work by Trotula of Rugiero from its original version, and to analyze both male and female causes for sterility, and the remedies described by Trotula.
Method: it has been determined by the study of the documentary sources extracted from the Dialnet database and consultation rooms.
Results: in order to achieve the objectives recommended by historiography scholars, text interpretation was used to reach a wider meaning of the information obtained.
The work by Trotula, Trótula de Ruggiero, Sulle malatie delle donne, consists of 63 chapters, of which Chapter XI was selected, “On what hinders conception and on what helps to get pregnant”.
Conclusions: this article shows the existence of fertility problems both in men and women, an unprecedented fact at that time, when it was considered a gender problem.
There is no doubt about the interest raised by this treaty, but its interest is even higher for the professional sector and for midwives, because it helps to substantiate which have been and still are the responsibilities regarding care and prevention for female health.

Keywords:

infertility; midwife; historyTrotula

Versión en Español

Título:

La fertilidad en el siglo XI según Trótula

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