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