THE EFFECT OF HYSTERECTOMY UPON THE OVARY WITH REFERENCE TO A POSSIBLE HORMONAL ACTION OF THE ENDOMETRIUM UPON THE OVARY

Abstract

Exptl. study on rabbits showed that removal of the uterus caused precocious regression and atrophy of follicles in the ovary with degenerative changes in the interstitial gland. An endometrial extract prepared from non-pregnant cow endometrium was found to protect the functional elements and retard the process of atrophy.