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The medical and veterinary literature was reviewed for descriptions of broad ligament anatomy and development. In addition, four adult female rats were dissected to compare the macroscopic anatomy of the broad ligament with any homologous structures in the male (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2). Detailed review was made of human males with persistent M\u00fcllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) and of bovine freemartin calves to determine the effect of abnormal hormonal environments on broad ligament development. Human and veterinary texts show variable broad ligament development between species, most being consistent with the size and shape of the uterus and uterine tubes. The broad ligament in adult female rats is a simple peritoneal fold and is homologous with the mesentery of the testis and vas deferens in males. Patients with PMDS and bovine freemartins have a broad ligament with intermediate anatomy. In PMDS the broad ligament is elongated and narrow, and not attached to the pelvic wall. The broad ligament is the mesentery of the genital ducts, and its anatomy varies with the degree of M\u00fcllerian duct fusion. The absence of a human male homologue is unusual, as the genital mesentery persists in male rodents. Apparent lack of a male homologue in the human may relate to obliteration of the processus vaginalis. The variable development of the broad ligament in pathological conditions is consistent with a role for steroid hormones in its development. Clin. 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