Congenital malformation of the vaginal orifice, imperforate vagina, in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

J Vet Med Sci. 2015 Mar;77(3):345-8. doi: 10.1292/jvms.14-0378. Epub 2014 Nov 13.

Abstract

The following is a report on a congenital vaginal malformation, imperforate vagina, in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). This anomaly was observed for the first time in an adult female in our research colony. There was no uterine and vaginal aplasia or atresia in her grossly normal genital tract. The plasma progesterone concentration suggested that the ovarian cycle had ceased. However, this may not be related to a functional anomaly, but rather to suppressed ovulation resulting from subordination to cagemates considering the various stages of follicular development observed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Callithrix*
  • Female
  • Menstrual Cycle / blood
  • Menstrual Cycle / physiology
  • Monkey Diseases / pathology*
  • Progesterone / blood
  • Vaginal Diseases / congenital
  • Vaginal Diseases / veterinary*

Substances

  • Progesterone