Juniper Publishers : Does Bodily Temperature Explain the Discordant Age Incidence of Gonadal Schistosomiasis?
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers Authored by Wilson IBOnuigbo* Abstract Whereas the ovary lies within the warm inside of the pelvis, its male counterpart, the testis, hangs coolly outside the body. This is on account of the natural function of the cremaster muscles of the scrotum. Therefore, it is epidemiologically unique on two grounds. First, 9 cases each of ovarian and testicular examples were found in a 30-year biopsy series obtained among a Nigerian ethnic group. Secondly, they occurred in precisely different age groups. Accordingly, it is suggested that temperature is responsible. Moreover, this hypothesis should be tested along the schistosomiasis belt worldwide. It is concluded that a positive finding will he...