This curious process is termed by some physiologists the monthly ponte, or laying of eggs, and by others the Ovarian labor, or birth!
So much so is this the case in fact, that probably the great majority of diseases to which females are liable arise, directly or indirectly, from Uterine or Ovarian derangement.
This represents an Ovarian Tumor, which has descended before the head of the child, and completely blocked up the passage.
Many a female, and many a medical man also, has been deceived in this way, particularly in cases of uterine or ovarian dropsy, and tumor, and even in ordinary flatulence and hysteria.
In the viviparous forms mentioned there is yolk in the ovum which is retained in oviduct or ovary, but additional nutriment is also absorbed from the uterine or ovarian walls.
The author concludes that the organ was originally a functional ovary, and that the ovarian portion had atrophied while a male portion had become functionally active.
It has been shown that doves can be rendered overfeminine in their behaviour and characteristics by injections of ovarian material.
That is why in women after the grand sex change of life, the menopause, hair often grows in the typically male regions because of loss of the inhibiting influence of the ovarian internal secretion upon them.
When there is not enough ovarian secretion, the ovum may not be able to burst through the ovary, a necessity before it may begin its travels to the uterus.
With the waning of the ovarian function, the thyroid type will also exhibit its particular flare.
In consequence there has been described the hyperpituitary face, and the hyperthyroid face, the subthyroid face and the subpituitary face, the adrenal face, the eunuchoid face and the ovarian face and also the thymic.
Her mind, like her skin, her hair and her pelvis, is a product of the ovarian endocrines.
They in turn activate the ovarian cells, which congest the uterine glands and lining membrane.
This by successive divisions forms a group of four to eight cells, which subsequently pass through the blastoderm, and dividing into two groups become symmetrically arranged and surrounded by the rudiments of the ovarian tubes.
The utero-ovarian blood-vessels derive their nerves from the hypogastric plexus, which, formed by branches from both sympathetic ganglia and spinal cord, is the exclusive source of the innervation of the uterus and ovaries.
Independently of the three conditions where excessive menstruation is connected with vaso-motor paralysis, a fourth may be found directly in the excitement of the ovarian plexus of nerves.
This evolution of nerve-force which accompanies the maturation of the ovule, is the immediate cause of the afflux of blood to the utero-ovarian vessels.
Clarke has pointed out, be followed by paralysis in the ovarian plexus itself, with consequent cessation of ovulation, and amenorrhea, or absence of menstruation.
On this view a reduction in the bulk of the ovarian ovum might easily have taken place at the same time that the presence of a large yolk-sack was still necessary for the purpose of affording surface of contact with the uterus.
On the formation of the transverse septum dividing the tail from the body, the ovarian cells lie immediately in front of this septum, and the testicular cells in the region behind it.
In the five larger plates are the ovarian openings, so called because each one is pierced by a small hole through which the eggs are passed out, while in the five smaller plates are the eye-specks.
This change in the general arrangement brings the eye-specks to the extremities of the arms, and places the ovarian openings in the angles between the arms.
On each side of the arms, where they join the disk, are slits opening into the ovarian pouches.
The lowest egg in an ovarian tube is nearly or altogether of the full size; it is of elongate-oval figure, and slightly curved, the convexity being turned towards the uterus.
The spermatozoa are no doubt passed into the genital pouch from time to time, and there fertilise the eggs descending from the ovarian tubes.
The epithelium of an ovarian tube presents some remarkable peculiarities which disguise its true character.
The wall of an ovarian tube consists of a transparent elastic membrane, lined by epithelium, and invested externally by a peritoneal layer of connective tissue.
Tracheæ and fat-cells tie the ovarian tubes of each side together into a spindle-shaped bundle.
It is doubtful, however, whether ovarian cysts in the majority of cases are really a pathological condition.
Besides stomach coughs, one often hears of intestinal and even uterine or ovarian coughs.
The physical effects of the ovarian internal secretion may be inferred from the definite tendency to grow stout which results from its suppression by the menopause.
In many cases there is vague discomfort in the ovarian region about the time of menstruation, and the ovary is found to be somewhat enlarged or perhaps dislocated.
Because the ovarian disease, in general, even though extensive, does not threaten imminently a fatal termination, being slow in its progress, and the greater number of the swellings being not of a malignant nature.
Those cases in which two masses of ovarian tissue are separated by ligamentous bands.
It was a pedunculated growth, and it was undoubtedly vesical and not expelled from some ovarian source through the urinary passage, as sometimes occurs.
Klebs found two ovaries on one side, both consisting of true ovarian tissue, and connected by a band 3/5 inch long.
She then introduced her hand and tore away what proved to be the whole of the uterus, with the right ovary and fallopian tube, a portion of the round ligament, and the left tube and ovarian ligament attached to it.
Wells mentions an ovarian cyst in a woman of sixty-five, from which 72 pints of fluid were removed.
Reifsnyder describes a native Chinese woman affected with an ovarian tumor seen at the Margaret Williamson Hospital at Shanghai.
Among the older writers Ford mentions an instance of ovarian dropsy from which, by repeated operations, 2786 pints of water were drawn.
Maury removed a monocystic ovarian tumor from a woman of seventy-four, his patient recovering.
It is quite possible for a fibrocyst of the uterus to attain an enormous size, equaling the ovarian cysts.
This case shows anew the uselessness of tapping ovarian cysts.
Ovarian cysts, of which by far the greater number are of the glandular variety, form extremely large tumors; ovarian dropsies of enormous dimensions are recorded repeatedly throughout medical literature.
Morand speaks of an ovarian cyst from which, in ten months, 427 pounds of fluid were withdrawn.
Debierre mentions that Puech has gathered 88 instances of inguinal hernia of the ovary and 14 of the crural type, and also adds that Otte cites the only instance in which crural ovarian hernia has been found on both sides.
Orwin describes epilepsy from prolonged lactation, and instances of ovarian and uterine epilepsy are quite common.
In Scorpio also development commences while the egg is still in the follicle, but when the trunk becomes segmented the embryo passes into the ovarian tube.
In one of these (Aves, Elasmobranchii) the germinal disc is formed in the ovarian ovum.
The stalks of projections so formed are turned towards the lumen of the ovary, and are plugged with the epithelial cells which line the ovarian sack.
The ova of the Gasteropoda are developed, like those of the Lamellibranchiata, from the epithelial cells of the ovarian acini or pouches.
The ovaries with yolk cells differ in appearance from those without, mainly in each ovarian chamber of an egg-tube containing two elements, usually more or less distinctly separated.
They usually assume a more or less angular form from mutual pressure, and, in the cases where the ovary has a lumen, constitute a kind of epithelial lining for the ovarian tube.
Certain of these cells grow large and project outwards, invested by the structureless membrane of the ovarian wall.
In Prorhyncus there is no separate vitellarium, but the lower part of the ovarian tube functionally and morphologically replaces it.
The interstitial cells in the ovarian region form primary germinal cells, and by an excess of nutrition certain of them outstrip their fellows and become young ova.
The ova develop from the epithelial cells lining the ovarian sack.
In Macrostomum again the yolk-glands are at most represented by a lower specialized part of the ovarian tube.
These columns are formed of normal cells of the germinal epithelium, which enclose ovarian nests and ova in all stages of development.
In the next oldest ovary, of which I have sections, the breadth of the ovarianepithelium is 0.
There can be no doubt that this canal is the commencing ovarian sack.
The germinal epithelium in the ovarian region is separated by a basement membrane from the adjacent stroma.
Section through the ovarianregion (close to one extremity, where it is very small) from a young female of Scy.
In a half-grown female, with an ovarianregion of 3mm.
Transverse section of the ovarian ridge of an embryo of Scyllium canicula, considerably older than stage Q.
The surface of the ovarian region is somewhat irregular and especially marked by deep oblique transverse furrows.
Transverse section of the ovarian ridge of an embryo of Scy.
Transverse section through part of the ovarian ridge, including the ovarian region of an almost ripe embryo of Scyllium canicula.
Section through the ovarian ridge of an embryo of Scyllium canicula, slightly older than fig.
To illustrate the relation of the ovarian epithelium to the subjacent vascular stroma.
Every surgeon of experience knows how readily large numbers of married women encourage surgical treatment for ovarian and even uterine complaints, if they become aware that such treatment is followed by sterility.
The ovarianfunction goes on, whether the tubes perform their function of conveyance or not, and if this function can be destroyed, life-long sterility is assured.
Fecundation happens near the outer or ovarian end of the Fallopian tube, and the fecundated ovum finally is passed on to fasten on the wall of the uterus.
Ovarian tumors in pregnancy are, as has been said, rarer than myomata.
The diagnosis between appendicitis, ectopic gestation, twisted ovarian tumors, ureteritis, and ureteral stone is to be made.
The commonest tumors complicating pregnancy are fibroids, cancers, and ovarian tumors, especially cysts and dermoids, but tumors of other kinds are not frequently met.
When it is necessary to save the life of the woman to remove an ovarian tumor, the risk of abortion may be taken permissively.
A tuboovarian cyst is a hydrosalpinx in communication with an ovarian retention cyst, and a tuboovarian abscess is a like formation.
Loss of the ovaries brings on suppression of ovulation, menstruation, pregnancy, and ovarian internal secretion, various neuroses, and a tendency to insanity in certain cases.
Stocker[185] reported two successful implantations of ovariangrafts and one testicular graft.
Watkins,[189] however, says he resects small ovarian abscesses in young women with good results.
The internal function and nutrition seem to depend upon the ovarian secretion, as atrophy occurs after bilateral oophorectomy.
Most obstetricians advise the removal of an ovarian tumor in pregnancy as soon as diagnosed, provided it is of a size to cause difficulty in parturition, but such a removal causes abortion in over 20 per cent.
Ovarian dropsy is distinguished from ascites by the particular form and situation of the swelling.
The fluid of ascites and that of the ovarian dropsy affect the position of the abdominal viscera variously In ascites, the fluid gravitates to whichever side the body inclines, and it displaces the moveable viscera towards the opposite side.
In ovarian dropsy, the tumour is greatest on either side of the median line, according as the affected ovary happens to be the right or the left one.
If the ovarian dropsy form a considerable tumour in the abdomen, it may be readily reached by the trocar and cannula penetrating the line P Z.
Abdominal and ovarian dropsy as influencing the position of the viscera.
The seeds are the pinnate leaflets of the ovarian leaves, which continue in the condition of buds.
As the stamina surround the ovarian capsule in the plant, so do animal stamina stand around the orifice of the oviduct; as penes.
In the ovarian fruit the ovarium has become demi nut-like, half corolla-like or fleshy, as in the Plum.
I tried to reason with him that that pain should be in his right testicle, but he would insist on having the sympathetic pain in his ovarian region.
It was at this time that von Baer made the important discovery of the ovarian ovum of mammals and of man, totally unknown before his time, and was thus able to prove as matter of exact observation what had only been surmised previously, viz.
The oocytes are more familiarly called the ovarian ova.
The doctor said that I would not get well unless I underwent an operation for ovarian and female difficulties.
My trouble was enlargement of the womb, also had ovarian trouble.
In many species there are twelve ovarian tubes, and they decrease from that number to one; indeed, in one species noovarian tube at all is present.
Tait denied the possibility of Ovarian Pregnancy, or a pregnancy where the ovum fastened to the ovary itself and developed there, but five fully established cases of this kind have been reported.
The means are coeliotomy, and the ligation of the {25} uterine and ovarian arteries to stop the mother's bleeding.
Medical authorities tell him to do coeliotomy at once, ligate the uterine and ovarian arteries, and remove the foetus.
Cystic ovarian tumours commonly do not prevent impregnation, if there has been an absence of inflammation.
Howard Kelly (Operative Gynaecology) says he never met a case of Interstitial or Ovarian pregnancy in his practice.
The tumours that cause difficulty are ovarian and uterine.
Some physicians teach that anyovarian cyst found complicating pregnancy should be removed surgically.
Surgeons do not remove fibromata merely as a precaution, as they sometimes do in the case of ovarian cysts.
She was an only daughter, and her mother had died a few years previously from the shock and hemorrhage resulting from an operation for the removal of a large ovarian tumor, performed by the late lamented Dr.
Electrical treatment will destroy the life of ovarian and fibroid tumors if applied early and after the improved methods so long used at our Institution.
Chronic inflammation of the ovaries may result from uterine disorders or peritonitis, and is commonly attended with a sense of fullness and tenderness, and pain in the ovarian region.
The effect of ovarian tumors on the duration of life is shown by the statistics of Stafford Lee.
The doctors said I had ovarian tumors and leucorrhea; the treatment they gave me only produced temporary relief.
In the second class, which includes those persons who are plethoric, the ovarian and uterine nerves seem to be the origin and centre of irritation, which is sometimes so severe as to cause indescribable pain.
Our surgeons have met with phenomenal success in removing Ovarian Tumors, by the operation of Ovariotomy.
Sterility may result from impaired ovarian innervation or undue excitement of the nerves, either of which deranges the process of ovulation.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ovarian" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: endocrine; genital; glandular; humoral; ovarian; seminal; spermatic; splenetic; uterine; vaginal
