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Spontaneous adenomyosis in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a first report and review of the primate literature: case report.

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Barrier, BF; Allison, J; Hubbard, GB; Dick, EJ; Brasky, KM; Schust, DJ
Published in: Hum Reprod
June 2007

Adenomyosis is a non-neoplastic condition characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium in the myometrium with hyperplasia of adjacent smooth muscle. Common symptoms in women include debilitating pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding, and the condition has been paradoxically associated with both multiparity and subfertility. Adenomyosis spontaneously occurs in humans and some non-human primates, including the baboon and macaque, where it has been associated with primary infertility and the presence of endometriosis. No cases of adenomyosis have been previously reported in Pongidae such as gorilla, orangutan or chimpanzee. We here describe two cases of naturally occurring adenomyosis in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and briefly review the literature regarding the presence of adenomyosis in non-human primate species.

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Hum Reprod

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ISSN

0268-1161

Publication Date

June 2007

Volume

22

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1714 / 1717

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterine Diseases
  • Pan troglodytes
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Female
  • Endometriosis
  • Ape Diseases
  • Animals
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 16 Studies in Human Society
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Barrier, B. F., Allison, J., Hubbard, G. B., Dick, E. J., Brasky, K. M., & Schust, D. J. (2007). Spontaneous adenomyosis in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a first report and review of the primate literature: case report. Hum Reprod, 22(6), 1714–1717. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dem038
Barrier, Breton F., Jana Allison, Gene B. Hubbard, Edward J. Dick, Kathleen M. Brasky, and Danny J. Schust. “Spontaneous adenomyosis in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a first report and review of the primate literature: case report.Hum Reprod 22, no. 6 (June 2007): 1714–17. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dem038.
Barrier BF, Allison J, Hubbard GB, Dick EJ, Brasky KM, Schust DJ. Spontaneous adenomyosis in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a first report and review of the primate literature: case report. Hum Reprod. 2007 Jun;22(6):1714–7.
Barrier, Breton F., et al. “Spontaneous adenomyosis in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a first report and review of the primate literature: case report.Hum Reprod, vol. 22, no. 6, June 2007, pp. 1714–17. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/humrep/dem038.
Barrier BF, Allison J, Hubbard GB, Dick EJ, Brasky KM, Schust DJ. Spontaneous adenomyosis in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes): a first report and review of the primate literature: case report. Hum Reprod. 2007 Jun;22(6):1714–1717.
Journal cover image

Published In

Hum Reprod

DOI

ISSN

0268-1161

Publication Date

June 2007

Volume

22

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1714 / 1717

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterine Diseases
  • Pan troglodytes
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Female
  • Endometriosis
  • Ape Diseases
  • Animals
  • 3215 Reproductive medicine
  • 16 Studies in Human Society
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences