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| inflammation around the uterus |
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| create an opening in the fallopian tube |
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| difficult labor and childbirth |
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| congenital lack of a normal body opening |
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| prevention of a pregnancy using a device to prevent sperm from meeting an ovum; examples include condoms, diaphragms, and cervical caps |
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| most correctly refers to the presentation of the buttocks in the birth canal; commonly used to indicate presentation of any part of the fetus in the birth canal other than crown of the head |
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| a thin fluid first secreted by the breast after delivery; it does not contain much protein, but is rich in antibodies |
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| painful sexual intercourse |
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| estimated date of confinement (EDC) |
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| estimation date when the baby will be born based on a calculation from the last menstrual period of the mother |
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| twins that develop from two different ova fertilized by two different sperm; although twins, these siblings do not have identical DNA |
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| length of time from conception to birth, generally 9 months; calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period, with a range of from 259 days to 280 days |
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| twins that develop from the splitting of one fertilized ovum; these siblings have identical DNA |
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| inability to produce children; generally defined as no pregnancy after properly timed intercourse for 1 year |
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| intrauterine device (IUD) |
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| device that is inserted into the uterus by a physician for the purpose of contraception |
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| last menstrual period (LMP) |
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| date when the last menstrual period started |
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| abnormally low weight in a newborn; it is usually considered to be less than 5.5 pounds |
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| the first bowel movement of a newborn; it is greenish in color and consists of mucus and bile |
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| term used to describe the newborn infant during the first 4 weeks of life |
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| a physician specializing in providing care for pregnant women and delivering infants |
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| branch of medicine that treats women during pregnancy and childbirth, and immediately after childbirth |
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| premenstrual syndrome (PMS) |
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| sumptoms that develop just prior to the onset of a menstrual period, which can include irritability, headache, tender breasts, and anxiety |
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| beginning of menstruation and the ability to reproduce |
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| term used to refer to the 3 to 6 week period after childbirth |
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| emergency condition in which the placenta tears away from the uterine wall before the 20th week of pregnancy; requires immediate delivery of the baby |
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| malignant tumor of the breast; usually forms in the milk-producing gland tissue or the lining of the milk ducts |
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| yeast infection of the skin and mucous membranes that can result in white plaques on the tongue and vagina |
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| malignant growth in the cervix; an especially difficult type of cancer to treat that causes 5% of the cancer deaths in women; pap smear test have helped to detect it early |
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| rare type of cancer of the uterus; may occur following a normal pregnancy or abortion |
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| hernia or outpouching of the bladder that protrudes into the vagina; this may cause urinary frequency and urgency |
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| genetic disorder that produces moderate-to-severe mental retardation and multiple birth defects; the physical characteristics of a child with this disorder are a sloping forehead, flat nost or absent bridge to the nose, low-set eyes, and a generally dwarfed physical growth; the disorder occurs more commonly when the mother is over age 40 |
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| convulsive seizures and coma occurring in the woman between the 20th week of pregnancy and the first week of postpartum; preceded by preeclampsia |
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| cancer of the endometrial lining of the uterus |
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| abnormal condition of endometrium tissue appearing throughout the pelvis or on the abdominal wall; this tissue is normally found within the uterus |
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| condition developing in the baby when the mother's blood type is Rh-negative and the baby's blood is Rh-positive; the baby's red blood cells can be destroyed as a result of this condition; treatment is early diagnosis and blood transfusion; also called hemolytic disease of the newborn |
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| benign tumor or growth that contains fiber-like tissue; uterine -- are the most common tumors in women |
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| excessive bleeding during the menstrual period; can be measured either in the total number of days or the amount of blood or both |
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| cyst that develops within the ovary; these may be multiple cysts and may rupture causing pain and bleeding |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
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| any inflammation of the female reproductive organs, generally bacterial in nature |
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| when the placenta has become placed in the lower portion of the uterus and, in turn, blocks the birth canal |
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| metabolic disease of pregnancy; if untreated, it may result in true eclampsia; symptoms include hypertension, headaches, albumin in the urine, and edema; also called toxemia |
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| when the umbilical cord of the baby is expelled first during delivery and is squeezed between the baby's head and the vaginal wall; this presents an emergency situation since the baby's circulation is compromised |
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| fallen uterus that can cause the cervix to protrude through the vaginal opening; generally caused by weakened muscles from vaginal delivery or as the result of pelvic tumors pressing down |
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| protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina |
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| birth in which a viable-aged fetus dies before or at the time of delivery |
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| toxic shock syndrome (TSS) |
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| rare and sometimes fatal staphylococcus infection that generally occurs in menstruating women |
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| puncturing of the amniotic sac using a needle and syrings for the purpose of withdrawing amniotic fluid for testing; can assist in determining fetal maturity, development, and genetic disorders |
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| evaluation of a neonate's adjustment to the outside world; observes color, heart rate, muscle tone, respiratory rate, and response to stimulus |
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| taking a sample of tissue from the cervix to test for the presence of cancer cells |
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| chorionic villus sampling (CVS) |
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| removal of a small piece of the chorion for genetic analysis; may be done at an earlier stage of pregnancy than amniocentesis |
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| taking a sample of tissue from the ling of the uterus to test for abnormalities |
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| using electronic equipment placed on the mother's abdomen to check the fetal heart rate (FHR) during labor; the normal heart rate of the fetus is rapid, ranging from 120 to 160 beats per minute; a drop in the fetal heart rate indicates the fetus is in distress |
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| hysterosalpingography (HSG) |
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| taking an X-ray after injecting radiopaque material into the uterus and fallopian tubes |
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| examination of the peritoneal cavity using an instrument called a laparoscope; the instrument is passed through a small incision made by the surgeon into the abdominopelvic cavity |
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| using X-ray to diagnose breast disease, especially breast cancer |
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| test for the early detection of cancer of the cervix; a scraping of cells is removed from the cervix for examination under a microscope |
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| physical examination of the vagina and adjacent organs performed by a physician placing the fingers of one hand into the vagina; a visual examinationis performed using a speculum |
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| use of ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ, such as the uterus, ovaries, or fetus |
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| measurement of the pelvic area that helps in determining if the fetus can be delivered vaginally |
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| chemical test that can determine a pregnancy during the first few weeks; can be performed in a physician's office or with a home-testing kit |
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| destruction of tissue using an electric current, a caustic product, a hot iron, or by freezing |
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| cesarean section (CS, C-section) |
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| surgical delivery of a baby through an incision into the abdominal and uterine walls |
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| surgical removal of a core of cervical tissue; also refers to partial removal of the cervix |
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| exposing tissues to extreme cold to destroy tissues; used in treating malignant tumors, and to control pain and bleeding |
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| examination of the female pelvic cavity by introducing an endoscope through the wall of the vagina |
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| dilation and curettage (D&C) |
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| surgical procedure in which the opening of the cervix is dilated and the uterus is scraped or suctioned of its lining or tissue; often performed after a spontaneous abortion and to stop excessive bleeding from other causes |
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| surgical incision of the perineum to facilitate the delivery process; can prevent an irregular tearing of tissue during birth |
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| evaluation of parents' potential for producing a child with a genetic disease; especially important for families with a history of genetic diseases |
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| surgical removal of the hymen; performed when the hymen tissue is particularly tough |
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| exercises that strengthen female pubic muscles; the exercises are useful in treating incontinence and as an aid in the childbirth process |
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| surgical opening of the abdomen; an abdominal operation |
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| excision of only a breast tumor and the tissue immediately surrounding it |
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| surgical removal of the breast tissue plus chest muscles and axillary lymph nodes |
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| surgical removal of the breast tissue |
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| total abdominal hysterectomy-bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
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| removal of the entire uterus, cervix, both ovaries, and both fallopian tubes |
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| surgical tying off of the fallopian tubes to prevent conception from taking place; results in sterilization of the female |
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| removal of the uterus through the vagina rather than through an abdominal incision |
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| hormone replacement therapy (HRT) |
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| menopause or the surgical loss of the ovaries results in the lack of estrogen production; replacing this estrogen with an oral medication prevents some of the consequences of menopause, especially in younger womaen who have surgically lost their ovaries |
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| oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) |
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| birth control medication that uses low doses of female hormones to prevent conception by blocking ovulation |
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| a natural hormone that improves uterine contractions during labor and delivery |
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| cephalopelvic disproportion |
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| chorionic villus sampling |
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| dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
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| estimated date of confinement |
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| estrogen replacement therapy |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone |
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| full-term normal delivery |
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| human chorionic gonadotropin |
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| hormone replacement therapy |
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| laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| previous menstrual period |
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| inflammation of glans penis |
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| surgical repair of glans penis |
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| discharge from glans penis |
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| inflammation of the epididymis |
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| surgical repair of testes |
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| condition of hidden testes |
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| surgical fixation of testes |
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| create an opening between the one severed end of the vas deferens and the other severed end of the vas deferens (reversal of vasectomy) |
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| condition of scanty (few) sperm |
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| the release of semen through the urethra |
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| erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence |
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| inability to engage in sexual intercourse due to inability to maintain an erection |
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| destruction of sperm; one form of birth control is the use of -- creams |
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| inability to father children due to a problem with spermatogenesis |
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| benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) |
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| noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland commonly seen in males over age 50 |
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| highly infectious nonsyphilitic venereal ulcer |
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| parasitic microorganism causing genital infections in males and females; can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease in females and eventual infertility |
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| failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac before birth; generally, the testes will descend before a boy is 1 year old; a surgical procedure called orchidopexy may be required to bring the testes down into the scrotum permanently; failure of the testes to descend could result in sterility in the male |
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| congenital opening of the urethra on the dorsal surgace of the penis |
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| creeping skin disease that can appear like a blister or vesicle, caused by a sexually transmitted virus |
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| growth of warts on the genitalia of both males and females that can lead to cancer of the cervix in females; caused by the sexual transmission of the human papilloma virus (HPV) |
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| sexually transmitted inflammation of the mucous membranes of either sex; can be passed on to an infant during the birth process |
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| accumulation of fluid within the testes; common in infants |
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| congenital opening of the male urethra on the underside of the penis |
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| narrowing of the foreskin over the glans penis that results in difficulty with hygiene; this condition can lead to infection or difficulty with urination; the condition is treated with circumcision, the surgical removal of the foreskin |
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| slow-growing cancer that affects a large number of males after age 50; the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test is used to assist in early detection of this disease |
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| sexually transmitted disease (STD) |
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| disease usually acquired as the result of sexual intercourse; formerly more commonly referred to as venereal disease (VD) |
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| infectious, chronic, venereal disease that can involve any organ; may exist for years without symptoms, but is fatal if untreated; treated with the antibiotic penicillin |
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| cancer of one or both testicles |
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| a twisting of the spermatic cord |
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| genitourinary infection that is usually without symptoms (asymptomatic) in both males and females; in women the disease can produce itching and/or burning, a foul-smelling discharge, and result in vaginitis |
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| enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord that commonly occurs on the left sid eof adolescent males |
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| disease usually acquired as the result of sexual intercourse; more commonly referred to as sexually transmitted disease (STD) |
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| digital rectal exam (DRE) |
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| manual examination for an enlarged prostate gland performed by palpating (feeling) the prostate gland through the wall of the rectum |
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| prostate-specific antigen (PSA) |
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| a blood test to screen for prostate cancer; elevated blood levels are associated with prostate cancer |
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| this procedure is used when performing a fertility workup to determine if the male is able to produce sperm; semen is collected by the patient after abstaining from sexual intercourse for a period of 3 to 5 days; the sperm in the semen are analyzed for number, swimming strength, and shape; also used to determine is a vasectomy has been successful; after a period of 6 weeks, no further sperm should be present in a sample for the patient |
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| excision of the testicles in the male or the ovaries in the female |
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| surgical removal of the end of the prepuce or foreskin of the penis; generally performed on the newborn male at the request of the parents; the primary reason is for ease of hygiene; it is also a ritual practice in some religions |
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| surgical fixation to move undescended testes into the scrotum, and to attach them to prevent retraction; used to treat cryptorchidism |
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| process of rendering a male or female sterile or unable to conceive children |
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| transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR, TURP) |
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| surgical removal of the prostate gland by inserting a device through the urethra and removing prostate tissue |
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| removal of a segment of all of the vas deferens to prevent sperm from leaving the male body; used for contraception purposes |
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| replacement male hormones to treat patients who produce insufficient hormone naturally |
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| medication to treat early cases of benign prostatic hypertrophy; may prevent surgery for mild cases |
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| erectile dysfunction agents |
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| medication that temporarily produces an erection in patients with erectile dysfunction |
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| rapid plasma reagin (test for syphilis) |
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