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PROCEDURES

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Insertion of a finger into the male rectum to palpate the rectum & prostate   Digital rectal exam DRE  
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blood test to screen for prostate cancer   PSA- Prostate Specific Antigen  
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X-ray of the urethra & prostate   Urethrogram  
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study of semen including sperm count with observation of morphology & motility   Semen analysis  
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Scan of the prostate made after introducing an untrasonic transducer into the rectum   Endorectal sonogram of the prostate  
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Exam of the vagina & cervix using a specialized microscope   Colposcopy  
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Endoscopic examine on the intrauterine cavity   Hysteroscopy  
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Study of sells collected from the cervix to screen for cancer & other abnormalities   Papanicolaou smear  
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X-ray of the fallopian tubes after injection of a contrast medium through the cervix   Hysterosalpingogram  
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Low dose imaging of breast tissue   Mammogram  
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Ultasound image of the uterus, tubes, overies made with transducer within the vagina   Endovaginal(transvaginal) sonogram  
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Transvaginal ultrasound made as sterile salene is injecdted into the uterus   Sonohysterogram (saline infusion sonogram)  
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Ultrasound image of the lower abdomen including the bladder, uterus tubes & ovaries   Transabdominal sonogram  
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Breaking down or severing of pelvic adhesions   Adhesiolysis(adhesiotomy)  
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Removal of a cone shaped portrion of the cervix   Cervical conization  
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Suture to repair the vagina   Colporrhaphy  
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Dilation of the cervix & scraping of the endometrium   Dilation & Curettage (D&C)  
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Surgical removal of the uterus   Hysterectomy  
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Electrosurgical/radio waves transformed thru a divice to treat cervical lesions by stimulataneous excisional biopsy & treatment of affected tissue   Loop electrosurgical excision prodedure (LEEP)  
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Excision of fibroid tumors   Myomectomy  
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surgical excision an ovary   Oophorectomy  
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Excision of an ovarian cyst   Ovarian cystectomy  
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Surgical excision of uterine(fallopian) tube   Salpingectomy  
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Incision into fallopian tube   Salpingotomy  
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Creation of an openng in the fallopian tube to open a blockage   Salpingostomy  
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Sterilization by cutting & tying the uterine tubes   Tubal ligation  
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removal of the foreskin, exposing the glans penis   Circumcision  
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Removal of an epididymis   Epidiymectomy  
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removal of a testicle   Orchiectomy  
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Fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum   Orchiopexy  
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Excision of the prostate gland   Prostatectomy  
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Removal of a segment of the vas deferens to produce sterility   Vasectomy  
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Restoration of the function of the vas deferens to regain fertility   Vasovasotomy  
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Excision of a breast tumor without removing any other tissue   Lumpectomy  
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Removal of the entire breast   Mastectomy  
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Removal of the entire breast with underlying chest muscles & axillary lymph nodes   Radical Mastectomy  
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Removal of the entire breast tissue & lymph nodes of the axilla   Modified radical mastectomy  
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Surgical reconstruction of a breast   Mammoplasty  
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Elevation of pendulous breast tissue   Mastopexy  
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Use of hormones to replace a deficiency or to regulate production   Hormone relplacement therapy (HRT)  
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Hormones used to prevent conception by supressing ovulation   Contraceptives  
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Contraceptive devices inserted into the uterus that prevents inplantation   Intrauterine Divice (IUD)  
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agents that kill sperm   Spermicidals  
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reconstruction to enlarge the breast   Augmentation  
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