Ludwig Julius Caspar Mende (14 September 1779 in

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– 23 April 1832 in

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) was a German

obstetrician Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a surgi ...

and

gynecologist Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined area ...

. After graduation from the

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(1801), he began work as a lecturer at the

University of Greifswald The University of Greifswald (; german: Universität Greifswald), formerly also known as “Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald“, is a public research university located in Greifswald, Germany, in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pom ...

. In 1814 he became an associate professor at Greifswald, followed by a full professorship during the following year. In 1823 he was appointed professor of

forensic medicine Forensic medicine is a broad term used to describe a group of medical specialties which deal with the examination and diagnosis of individuals who have been injured by or who have died because of external or unnatural causes such as poisoning, assa ...

and obstetrics at Göttingen, where until his death in 1832, he served as director of the department of obstetrics and gynecology. At Göttingen, he was involved in scientific research of OB/GYN issues that included uterine retroflexion, genital prolapse,

cervical cancer Cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix. It is due to the abnormal growth of cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Early on, typically no symptoms are seen. Later symptoms may include abnormal ...

and

postpartum hemorrhage Postpartum bleeding or postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is often defined as the loss of more than 500 ml or 1,000 ml of blood following childbirth. Some have added the requirement that there also be signs or symptoms of low blood volume for ...

. As an administrator, he gained a reputation for providing a regimen of high quality training in the field of

midwifery Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. In many cou ...

.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
History of the University Hospital of Göttingen
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Selected written works

* ''Beobachtungen und Bemerkungen aus der Geburtshülfe und gerichtlichen Medicin'', three volumes (1824 to 1826) - Observations and comments on obstetrics and forensic medicine. * ''Zeitschrift für gerichtliche Medicin'', two volumes (1827 to 1830) - Journal of forensic medicine.

References

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