Shiloh was born with "mermaid syndrome," also known as sirenomelia, and she only had one partially working kidney, no lower colon or genital organs and her legs were fused from the waist down.
This is similar to sciatica, but the herniation is usually larger, and more nerves are compressed, including those that control the bladder and reproductive organs.
And it can only enter the body through direct contact with cuts or abrasions on the skin or through the eyes, nose, mouth, throat or reproductive organs.
In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.
Additional branches off of the abdominal aorta supply the remaining organs and structures of the abdomen, including the intestines, kidneys, reproductive organs, and muscles of the region.