THE CORPUS LUTEUM

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Abstract
Since the publication of Fraenkel's paper,1in 1903, the study of the corpus luteum has been the point of departure in most of the investigations which have been made as to the cause and mechanism of menstruation. I shall not review the now voluminous literature of this subject, except perhaps to call attention to the definite advance made in 1911 by Robert Meyer,2who showed that the corpus luteum, like the endometrium, passes through certain stages corresponding to the various phases of the menstrual cycle. The purpose of this present paper, aside from the study of the normal life cycle of the corpus luteum in relation to the menstrual cycle, includes an effort to determine whether any histologic variations in the lutein structures of the ovary can be found to explain the various menstrual disorders. Only the salient points of the inquiry can be sketched within the brief

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