Corrective surgery of external sexual organs in female pseudo hermaphrodite dog

Surgical correction of urethral diverticulum in a female pseudo-hermaphrodite crossbred calf

A 40 kg crossbred calf of one month age was presented to the Institute Referral Polyclinic, with a history of dysuria, stranguria along with a fluctuant swelling in the mid-perineal region. On physical examination, a diverticulum was observed which on aspiration revealed urine. It was reported that urine outflow was from a tiny orifice at the proposed natural site of the vulva. Dissection of th...

Elephantiasis of the Female External Generative Organs

Foolsauee, a Hindu female, aged 24 years, presented herself at the Julpigoree Dispensary on the 11th August 1872, for the purpose of having an enormous tumour that had developed within the last 6 years removed. She had been brought up from puberty as a prostitute, and had suffered both from syphilis and gonorrhoea. Has never borne children. Up till about three months before admission her menses...

MRI of female genital and pelvic organs during sexual arousal.

We utilized contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to delineate the anatomy of the female genital and pelvic organs during sexual arousal. Eleven healthy pre-menopausal women and eight healthy post-menopausal women underwent MRI of the pelvis while watching an erotic video. A 1.5 Tesla MR system was used to produce T1-weighted images following administration of MS-325, a gadolinium-...

A pseudo-hermaphrodite presenting unusual features.

Quantifying sexual conflict in a simultaneous hermaphrodite

Sexual encounters are usually accompanied by conflicts of interest between the mating partners. In animals with separate sexes such sexual conflicts can play a crucial role in the evolution of reproductive systems, and can even lead to speciation. Conflict arises when male strategies evolve that enhance the chances of fertilization, but at the same time reduce the reproductive potential of the ...