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ALH Chapter 13
Male Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Libido | psychological and physical drive for sexual activity |
| bulbourethral (Cowper) glands | provides the alkaline substance necessary for sperm viability |
| balano | glans penis |
| oligo | scanty |
| orcho | testis |
| perineo | perineum |
| varico | dilated veins |
| vesiculo | seminal vesical |
| -spadias | slit, fissure |
| Gonorrhea symptoms | mucosal surface of genitourinary tract, rectum and pharynx. painful urination and white discharge. Arthritis and inflammation of bladder Can cause neonatal blindness |
| PID | Pelvic inflammatory disease. Formation of scars that close reproductive tubes |
| Chlamydia | silent disease.. Mucopurulent discharge, cervicitis, sterility, neonatal pneumonia. |
| Syphilis | Multisystemic. 1st- primary sore 2nd- variety of symptoms. hard to diagnose 3rd- latent stage. dormant for years. Blindness, mental disorders, death |
| Genital herpes | red, blisterlike, painful lesions. Type 2. Viral shedding. no cure |
| Viral shedding | virus is present on the skin and can be transmitted to sexual partners even when no lesions are present. |
| Genital warts | Caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Increases risk of penile, vaginal, cervical and anal cancer. Greater incidence of miscarriages |
| Trichomoniasis | men- irritation inside penis, mild discharge, or slight burning after urination/discharge women- vaginitis, urethritis, cystitis, frothy yellow-green vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain, discomfort during sex and urination |
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia | BPH. associated with aging. Prostate gland enlarges and complete voiding of urine becomes difficult. Urine left becomes breeding ground for bacteria |
| Cryptorchidism | failure of testes to descend into the scrotal sac prior to brith. Inguinal hernia |
| Prostate Cancer | difficulty starting and stopping urination, dysuria, urinary frequency, hematuria. |
| Radical prostatectomy | removal of entire prostate |
| brachytherapy | radioactive seeds are placed directly in the malignant tissue |
| external beam radiation | high energy x ray beams are generated by a machine and directed at the tumor from outside the body |
| cryosurgery | application of extreme cold to remove prostate tissue |
| combined hormonal therapy | depletes the body of testicular hormones |
| bilateral orchiectomy/ castration | surgical removal of testes |
| Testicular cancer | swelling, enlargement or lump in testes, testicular pain or discomfort, lower back/abdominal pain. Lungs, abdomen, brain |
| balanitis | inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis, caused by bacteria, fungi or a virus |
| hypogonadism | decrease or lack of hormones normally produced by gonads |
| hypospadias | congenital abnormality where the opening of the male urethra is on the undersurface of the penis instead of at its tip |
| phimosis | stenosis or narrowing of foreskin so that it cannot be retracted over the glans penis |
| priapism | prolonged and often painful erection of the penis which occurs without sexual stimulation |
| anorchism | absence of one or both testicles |
| hydrocele | swelling of the sac around the testes |
| orchitis | inflammation of testes |
| spermatocele | abnormal, fluid-filled sac that develops in the epididymis and may or may not contain spem |
| testicular torison | spontaneous twisting of a testicle within the scrotum leading to a decrease un blood flow to the affected testicle |
| variocele | swelling and distention of veins of the spermatic cord, somewhat resembling varicose veins of the legs |
| orchiopexy | fixation of the testes in the scrotum |
| transurethral resection of prostate | excision of the prostate gland by inserting a special endoscope through the urethra and into the bladder to remove small pieces of tissue from the prostate gland |
| urethroplasty | reconstruction of the urethra to relive stricture or narrowing |
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