The effect of vasectomy on swine

✍ Scribed by Warwick, B. L.

• Book ID: 101599806
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1925
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 170 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0003-276X
• DOI: 10.1002/ar.1090310103

✦ Synopsis

Nany vmkm Itarc studied the effects of rasectomy on sevcral different species of animals, including man. The esti~a~--ag.ant claims made by Steiiiacli ( '20) revived interest in both the clinical and hiologic phases of the problem. Hr maintained tlint vasectom--, o r ligation of the vas dcfcrens, al\va~--s leads to degeneration of the germinal epithelinm and liyprplasiw of the interstitial cells. Tlic increase in the number of interstitial cells Tt-as supposed to produce more tcsticular hormone, and so stimulate rejuvenation. Moore ( %), Moore anti Osluiid ( W ) , and Osluncl ( '24) have shown that vasevtomy of itself does iiot c'ausc degeneration of the scmiiiifcrous tissue. Their work shows that when degeneration docs take place, it is due to other causes, usually to artificial crypt o r ch idism. Adhesions suhs equen t t o oper at ion