Discocriconemella inaratus n. sp. from Iowa prairies is characterized by a single offset disk-shaped head annule which is often discontinuous, a sigmoid vagina, a stylet length of 51-61 mum, and 77-100 smooth body annules. Criconemoides inusitatus n. sp. from Iowa woodlands is characterized by two offset head annules, a "closed" vulva, a straight vagina, no overlapping anterior vulva lip, a sty...

was not possible, so a thorough examination of the pelvis was performed by the rectal route. At examination, no uterus or ovaries was felt and the vagina appeared to be replaced by a mass of fibrous tissue. She was admitted into the private wing of tKe Hospital for Women, Soho Square, London, for a thorough examination under a general anaesthetic. The hymen was normal, but no vagina could be fo...

Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare, slow-growing soft tissue tumor that usually arises in the pelvis and perineal regions of women in reproductive age, with a marked tendency to local recurrence. Because of its rarity, it is often initially misdiagnosed. Surgical resection is the main treatment modality of aggressive angiomyxoma. We describe a case of a vaginal aggressive angiomyxoma in a 47-year...

Semen may be collected from the vagina of the recently bred cow with the hand, by aspiration, or with a sponge. Semen from the vagina is satisfactory for determining whether the bull has ejaculated normal active spermatozoa during the mating, but it is unsatisfactory for use in physiological studies of spermatozoa because it is mixed with the secretions of the cow. Furthermore, collecting semen...

Gendered identity is often assumed to be predicated on the prior existence of dichotomously sexed bodies: penis equating to maleness and vagina (or the absence of a penis) equating to femaleness. But is it experienced in this way? We analyse talk about the vagina and female gendered identity in focus group (and interview) data collected from 55 women that explores this very issue. Women talked ...

Morphology of the aedeagus and vagina of Pyrrhalta maculicollis and its closely related species were investigated. The internal sac of P. maculicollis bears hand saw-like spines, which are arranged in a row. Healing wounds were found on the vagina of this species, whose females were collected in the field during a reproductive season. However, the number of the wounds is low in comparison to th...

Premenarchial Transverse vaginal septum is a benign condition. The septum may be found in the upper, middle or lower vagina. A case report of a premenarchial girl with transverse vaginal septum managed at the university college hospital, Ibadan, in January 2009. Diagnosis was made following a history of primary amenorrhea, cyclical low abdominal pain and pelvic examination which revealed a vagi...

We modified the conventional Pudendal Thigh Flap (PTF) on the vaginoplasty including reconstruction of vaginal vestibule. After the operation, no stenosis of the vaginal vestibule and opening of the vagina was observed. It is believed that our technique is cosmetically and functionally possible and a useful method.

Chronic vaginal discharge in children and adolescents is a common gynaecological complaint which is often resistant to antibiotic treatment. We present a 14 years old, premenarcheal girl who presented to us with the complaints of recurrent, foul smelling purulent occasionally blood stained vaginal discharge for eight years, where a foreign body in the upper vagina was found after releasing a de...

THE syndrome of testicular feminization is found in persons of female phenotype, which includes female external genitalia, who have primary amenorrhoea; the labia tend to be underdeveloped, the vagina ends blindly and the cervix is absent. Usually pubic and axillary hair is scanty or absent after puberty and breast development is good. The internal genitals are absent or rudimentary and the gon...