Crystallization patterns in anterior vaginal fluid from bitches in oestrus

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Bitches exhibited a characteristic arborization pattern of the fluid from the anterior vagina during pro-oestrus and oestrus. These changes were monitored together with conventional vaginal cytology and plasma oestrogen and progestagen concentrations. A classical ferning pattern, similar to that seen in bovine cervical mucus at oestrus, occurred after the peak in plasma oestrogen concentrations. Ferning was most intense after the second peak of cornification of vaginal epithelial cells. It is suggested that a 'Ferning Index', when combined with conventional vaginal cytology, can be of use in determining the optimum mating time in the bitch.

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England, G. C. W., & Allen, W. E. (1989). Crystallization patterns in anterior vaginal fluid from bitches in oestrus. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 86(1), 335–339. https://doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0860335

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