Clinical, Ovulatory and Histological Effect of a Postnatal Testosterone Treatment in Female Dogs

Autor: Cynthia Marchetti, Mariela Grisolia-Romero, Marcelo Priotto, Marcela Faya, Cristina Gobello
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Animals, Vol 14, Iss 7, p 1049 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani14071049
Popis: It has been described in some female mammalian species that postnatal androgenization causes reproductive structural and functional abnormalities. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical, ovulatory and genital effects of postnatal androgens in female dogs. Ten newborn female crossbred puppies were randomly assigned to: testosterone enanthate 18 mg/100 g sc (TE; n = 5) or placebo sc (PL; n = 5). The puppies were physically followed up until puberty when ovulation was tested by serum progesterone. Then, ovariohysterectomies were performed, and genital tracts were grossly and histomorphometrically examined. At puberty, all the females had normal estrous behavior and ovulated without age and body weight differences. All TE puppies presented mild clitoris enlargement. Gross and microscopical ovarian examination did not reveal differences. Conversely, the endometrial area occupied by uterine glands as well as the height of the glandular and luminal epithelium were higher in the TE than in the PL group (
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