Hélène Michel-Wolfromm

Hélène Michel-Wolfromm was a French gynecologist known for her work on the sexual problems encountered by French women.

Early life and education

Michel-Wolfromm was born in Paris on December 4, 1914 and died on April 5, 1969[1] from lung cancer.[2] She studied medicine with a focus in gynecology in Paris and graduated in 1938.[3] Michel-Wolfromm was the first in France to apply psychosomatic medicine to the field of gynecology.[4][5] She focused on sexology and a psychosomatic approach to gynecological problems.[6] She also spoke with the press about sexual problems experienced by women.[7] She talked about sexuality as 'that thing' when talking to her patients,[8] and considered female mental instability a fear of aging.[9] The female patients she saw were referred to her by other doctors who no longer wished to treat them.[2] In her later years she defended the right of women to obtain birth control.[10]

After her death in 1969, an obituary by Raoul Palmer was published in Gynécologie et Obstétrique,[11] and second obituary appeared in La Presse Médicale.[12]

Selected publications
  • Michel-Wolfromm, Hélène (1 January 1972). Cette chose-là (in French) (Le Livre de Poche ed.). Bernard Grasset.
  • Michel-Wolfromm, Helene (1968-06-01). "The psychological factor in spontaneous abortion". Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 12 (1): 67–71. doi:10.1016/0022-3999(68)90010-X. ISSN 0022-3999. PMID 5663947.
  • Michel-Wolfromm, H. (1966). "[Acceptability of the methods of contraception]". Marseille Médical. 103 (10): 691–694. ISSN 0025-4053. PMID 5959756.
  • Michel-Wolfromm, Hélêne (1969). "Les troubles sexuels de la femme". Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 167 (2): 91–99. doi:10.1159/000302167. ISSN 0378-7346.
  • Michel-Wolfromm, Helene (1964). Gynécologie psychosomatique (in French). Paris VI: Masson et Cie. OCLC 1024703426.

References
  1. "Visionneuse - Archives de Paris - 1969, No 389". archives.paris.fr. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. de Vilaine, Anne-Marie (15 December 1970). "Hélène Wolfromm et la sexualité féminine". La quinzaine littéraire nouvelle (in French): 20. ISSN 2270-2024. OCLC 964699582.
  3. "AAIHP - Association Amicale des Anciens Internes en Médecine des Hôpitaux de Paris". www.aaihp.fr. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  4. "Le docteur Hélène Michel-Wolfromm". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1969-04-21. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  5. Theil, P. (1963-09-21). "Psychosomatic Gynecology. A Conversation with Mme. Hélène Michel-Wolfromm". La Presse Médicale. 71: 1823–1824. ISSN 0032-7867. PMID 14090992.
  6. "Généalogie de la sexologie française - PDF Free Download". docplayer.fr. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. Soulier, Vincent (2008). Presse feminine : la puissance frivole. Internet Archive. Paris : L'Archipel. pp. 230, 252–253. ISBN 978-2-8098-0039-5.
  8. International Congress on the Menopause (7th : 1993 : Stockholm, Sweden) (1994). The modern management of the menopause : a perspective for the 21st century. Internet Archive. New York : Parthenon Pub. Group. ISBN 978-1-85070-544-4.
  9. Foxcroft, Louise (2011-11-03). Hot Flushes, Cold Science: A History Of The Modern Menopause. Granta Books. ISBN 978-1-84708-603-7.
  10. Michel-Wolfromm, H. (1966). "[Acceptability of the methods of contraception]". Marseille Médical. 103 (10): 691–694. ISSN 0025-4053. PMID 5959756.
  11. Palmer, R. (1969). "[Hélène Michel-Wolfromm (1914-1969)]". Gynécologie et Obstétrique. 68 (5): 413–417. ISSN 0017-601X. PMID 4903896.
  12. Musset, R. (1969-06-21). "[Hélène Michel-Wolfromm (1914-1969)]". La Presse Médicale. 77 (30): 1091. ISSN 0032-7867. PMID 4893534.

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