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| benign prostatic hypertrophy |
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| hormone replacement therapy |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| prostate-specific antigen |
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| sexually transmitted disease |
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| transurethral resection of the prostate |
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| benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) |
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| noncancerous enlargement of prostate gland; |
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| malignant tumor of breast; usually forms in milk-producing gland tissue or lining of milk ducts |
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| malignant growth in cervix; some cases caused by human papilloma virus a (HPV), |
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| hernia or outpouching of bladder; protrudes into vagina; may cause urinary frequency and urgency |
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| abnormal condition of endometrium tissue appearing throughout pelvis or abdominal cavity; tissue is normally found within uterus |
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| erectile dysfunction (ED) |
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| inability to engage in sexual intercourse due to inability to maintain erection; also called impotence |
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| benign tumor or growth; contains fiber-like tissue; most common tumors in women |
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| branch of medicine specializing in diagnosis and treatment of conditions of female reproductive system; physician is called gynecologist |
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| inability to produce children; no pregnancy after properly timed intercourse for 1 year |
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| intrauterine device (IUD) |
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| device inserted into uterus by physician for purpose of contraception |
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| excessive bleeding during menstrual period and at intervals between menstrual periods |
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| branch of medicine specializing in diagnosis and treatment of conditions involving newborns; physician is neonatologist |
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| branch of medicine specializing in diagnosis and treatment of women during pregnancy and childbirth; physician is obstetrician |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
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| chronic or acute infection; usually bacterial; has ascended through female disease reproductive organs and out into pelvic cavity; may result in scarring that interferes with fertility |
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| premenstrual syndrome (PMS) |
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| symptoms develop just prior to onset of menstrual period; includes irritability, headache, tender breasts, and anxiety |
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| persistent and painful erection due to pathological causes, not sexual arousal |
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| fallen uterus; can cause cervix to protrude through vaginal opening; caused by weakened muscles from vaginal delivery or as result of pelvic tumors pressing down |
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| slow-growing cancer; affects large number of males after age 50; |
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| protrusion or herniation of rectum into vagina |
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| unplanned loss of pregnancy due to death of embryo or fetus before time it is viable; commonly referred to as miscarriage |
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| inability to father children due to problem with spermatogenesis |
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| birth in which viable-aged fetus dies shortly before or at delivery |
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| cancer of one or both testicles; most common cancer in men under age 40 |
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| enlargement of veins of spermatic cord; commonly occurs on left side of adolescent males |
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| puncturing of amniotic sac using needle and syringe for purpose of withdrawing amniotic fluid for testing; can assist in determining fetal maturity, development, and genetic disorders |
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| bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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| both ovaries, and both fallopian tubes |
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| removal of testicles in male or ovaries in female |
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| sample of tissue from cervix to test for presence of cancer cells |
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| surgical delivery of baby through incision into abdominal & uterine walls |
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| removal of prepuce or foreskin of penis |
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| examination of vagina using instrument called colposcope |
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| digital rectal exam (DRE) |
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| manual examination for enlarged prostate gland; performed by palpating prostate gland through wall of rectum |
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| surgical procedure in which opening of cervix is dilated and uterus is scraped or suctioned of its lining or tissue |
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| examination of peritoneal cavity using instrument called laparoscope; instrument is passed through small incision made into abdominopelvic cavity |
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| removal of only breast tumor and tissue immediately surrounding it |
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| X-ray to diagnose breast disease; especially breast cancer |
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| test for early detection of cervical cancer; scraping of cells removed from cervix for examination under microscope |
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| physical examination of vagina and adjacent organs performed by physician placing fingers of one hand into vagina; instrument called speculum is used to open vagina |
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| ultrasound waves produce image of organ such as uterus, ovaries, or fetus |
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| prostate-specific antigen (PSA) |
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| blood test to screen for prostate cancer; elevated blood levels of PSA are associated with prostate cancer |
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| surgical removal of breast tissue plus chest muscles and axillary lymph nodes |
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| used when performing fertility workup to determine if male is able to produce sperm; |
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| surgical removal of breast tissue |
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| process of rendering male or female sterile |
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| total abdominal hysterectomy |
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| removal of entire uterus, cervix, |
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| transurethral resection of prostate (TUR, TURP) |
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| removal of prostate gland by inserting device through urethra and removing prostate tissue |
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| surgical tying off of fallopian tubes to prevent conception from taking place; results in sterilization of female |
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| removal of uterus through vagina rather than through abdominal incision |
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| removal of segment or all of vas deferens to prevent sperm from leaving male body; used for contraception purposes |
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| medication that terminates pregnancy |
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| medication triggers ovulation; also called ovulation stimulant |
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| hormone replacement therapy (HRT) |
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| replacing estrogen to prevent some of consequences of menopause, |
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| replacement of male hormones; treats insufficient hormones |
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| destruction of sperm; one form of birth control is use of spermatolytic creams |
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