Experimental control of fertility has been accomplished by inserting foreign objects in the uterus. Doyle & Margolis (1963) found that a suture in the uterine lumen of the rat prevented implantation of blastocysts. This was soon followed by similar studies on the rabbit (Adams & Eckstein, 1964), cow (Hawk, Conley, Brinsfield & Righter, 1965) and ewe (Hawk, 1965). A local inhibitory effect on lu...

A case is reported of an incidental laparotomy finding of absence of left ovary and ipsilateral distal Fallopian tube. This is the fourth case to be reported in the English language literature. The three previous cases are reviewed and the probable aetiology discussed.

Tumours of the fallopian tube are much less common than the corresponding ovarian neoplasms; however, histologically the same surface epithelial-stromal tumour subtypes are recognized. Sex cord-stromal and germ cell tumours are rare. H y d a t i d i f o rm moles and gestational choriocarcinoma are uncommon complications of tubal ectopic pregnancy. The wolffian adnexal tumour is also infrequent ...

The exact timing and contribution of epigenetic reprogramming to carcinogenesis are unclear. Women harbouring BRCA1/2 mutations demonstrate a 30-40-fold increased risk of high-grade serous extra-uterine Müllerian cancers (HGSEMC), otherwise referred to as 'ovarian carcinomas', which frequently develop from fimbrial cells but not from the proximal portion of the fallopian tube. Here we compare t...

Different contents in the femoral hernia have been reported in the literature, but herniation of the fallopian tube in a femoral hernia is very rare due to its normal anatomical position. Case Presentation. A female patient was admitted to the surgical ward for a lump in the right groin. Clinical examination confirmed a right femoral hernia. The patient underwent surgery to repair the hernia. I...

Femoral hernias are more common in women and lead to a substantial higher rate for an emergency operation, due to strangulation. Incarcerated femoral hernia with fallopian tube as a content is an extremely rare condition. A 20-year-old woman presented to the emergency department complaining of a 6-day right groin swelling, which became painful and tender to palpation during the last 48 hours. P...

Many experiments indicate that oviducal mouse eggs are unable to form embryonic tissues following transplantation to extra-uterine sites; they give rise only to trophoblast and extra-embryonic membranes (Fawcett, Wislocki & Waldo, 1947; Fawcett, 1950; Chester-Jones, 1951; Whitten, 1958; Kirby, 1962; Billington, 1965). Possible rare exceptions exist in the reports by Runner (1947) and Stevens (1...

uterine inversion is shortly described as the indentation and depression of the fundic area extending downwards up to the different levels of the birth canal till vaginal opening. clinical diagnosis of uterine inversion is difficult due to its non-specific symptoms and physical examination. ultrasonography is the most practical modality for radiological evaluation, but it is inadequate to deter...

The complexity of the mechanics involved in the mammalian reproductive process is evident. Neither an ovum nor an embryo is self-propelled, but move through the oviduct or uterus due to the peristaltic action of the tube walls, imposed pressure gradients, and perhaps ciliary motion. Here we use the method of regularized Stokeslets to model the transport of an ovum or an embryo within a peristal...