Observations on the Menstrual Cycle of the Grivet Monkey (Cercopithecus Aethiops Aethiops) IN THE SUDAN
- 6 December 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Brill in Folia Primatologica
- Vol. 4 (3) , 194-205
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000155053
Abstract
The menstrual flow was very obvious in Cercopithecus aethiops aethiops and lasted for 3 to 4 days. The animals observed had long, irregular menstrual cycles (24 to 149 days) probably due to immaturity. There is no true sexual skin. Mid-cycle bleeding was observed once. Changes in vaginal cytology did not appear to be definite enough to enable ovulation to be detected. Two animals had polymenorrhea and menorrhagia as-sociated with undiagnosed ovarian and uterine pathology.Keywords
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