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Equine Reproduction and Stud Medicine Q&A 06 (view source)
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|q1=What clinical conditions
|q1= What clinical conditions may exist?
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|a1=Acute and chronic endometritis, pneumovagina, urine pooling and an incompetent cervix.
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|q2= What physical changes might be detected on clinical examination which indicate a possible cause of the infertility?
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(1) Poor conformation of the vulva and anus;
(2) the presence of air bubbles in the vaginal and/or uterine mucous indicates the possibility of pneumovagina;
(3) careful manual exploration may indicate injury to the cervix;
(4) ballooning of the anterior vagina may indicate both pneumovagina or urine pooling;
(5) palpation and speculum examination to determine the location of the urethral opening and of
downward displacement of the cervix and anterior vagina anterior to the pelvic brim.
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|q3=
|q3= Do you regard this mare’s vulva conformation to be a contributing factor to her infertility?
|a3=
|a3= Yes.
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|q4=
|q4= What importance is attached to the level of the pelvic brim in relation to the vulva?
|a4=
|a4=The high level of the pelvic brim in relation to the vulva maintains an almost vertical vulva. A low pelvic brim may cause the vulva to tend to a horizontal position.
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