Azoospermia in dogs induced by injection of sclerosing agents into the caudae of the epididymides.
Injections of sclerosing agents into the caudae of the epididymides of adult and prepubertal dogs induced a long-lasting and probably irreversible azoospermia. The technique is easy to do and inexpensive, does not seem to cause undesirable side effects, and appears suitable for large-scale sterilization programs in male dogs.
D000818:Animals; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D004542:Ejaculation; D004822:Epididymis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D005557:Formaldehyde; D002710:Chlorhexidine; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide