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| inflammation of one or both testicles |
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| knot of varicose veins in one side of the scrotum |
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| 20-120 million or more sperm per milliliter |
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| absence of sperm in the semen |
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low sperm count
(oligospermia) |
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| sperm count below 20 million/ml |
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| presence of blood in the seminal fluid |
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sperm count
(sperm analysis) |
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| testing of freshly ejanulated semen to determine the volume plse the number, shape, size, and motility of the sperm |
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| testicular self-examination |
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| self-help step in early detection of testicular cancer by detecting lumps, swelling, or changes in the skin of the scrotum |
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| surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
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orchidectomy
(orchiectomy) |
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| surgical removal of one or both testicles |
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| endoscopic surgery to move an undscended testicle into its normal postition in the scrotum |
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| removal of a portion of an enlarged vein to relieve a varicocele |
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| procedure rendering an individual(male or female) incapable of reproduction |
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castration
(bilateral orchidectomy) |
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| surgical removal or destruction of both testicles |
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| male sterilization procedure in which a small portion of the vas deferens is surgically removed |
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vasovasostomy
(vasectomy reversal) |
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| procedure performed as an attempt to restore fertility to a vasectomized male |
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sexually trasmittid disease
(STD)/venereal diseases (VD) |
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| infections tht affect both males and females, spread through sexual intercourse or genital contact |
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| form of conjunctiva that is caused by by the bacteria responsible for chlamydia or gonorrhea |
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| cause by bacterium chlamydia trachomatis, highly contagious and requires early treatment with anitbiotics |
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| condition in women in which there is an abnormal overgrowth of certain bacteria in the vagina |
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| caused by the herpes simplex virus type 2 |
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| caused by human papilloma virus(HPV) |
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human papilloma virus
(HPV) |
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| vaccine is available, administered to girls between ages of 11 or 12 or before they become sexually active |
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| caused by bacterium neisseria gonorrhoeae |
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human immunodeficiency syndrome
(HIV) |
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| transmitted through exposure to infected body fluids, through sexual intercourse with an infected partner |
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| caused by the bacterium treponema pallidum |
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| infection caused by the protazoan parasite trichomonas vaginalis |
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| rounded, fleshy prominence located over the pubic symphysis |
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| structures of the external female genitalia are known collectively as this |
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| labia major and labia minor |
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| vaginal lips that protect the other external genitalia and the urethral meatus |
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| external opening of the urethra |
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| organ of sensitive, erectile tissue located anterior to the urethral meatus and the vaginal orifice |
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| produce a mucus secretion to lubricate the vagina |
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| exterior opening of the vagina |
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| mucous membrane that partially covers this opening before a woman has had intercourse |
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mammary glands
(lactiferous glands) |
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| milk-producing glands that develop during puberty |
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lactiferous ducts
(milk ducts) |
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| carry milk from the mammary glands to the nipple |
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| breat milk flows through this |
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| dark-pigmented area that surrounds the nipple |
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| pair of small, almond shaped organs located in the lower abdomen |
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| fluid-filled sac containing a single ovum(egg) |
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fallopian tubes
(uterine tubes) |
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| extend from the upper end of the uterus to a point near, but not attached to, and ovary |
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| funnel shaped opening into the fallopian tube near the ovary |
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| fringed, finger-like extentions of this opening |
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| pear shaped organ with muscular walls and a mucous membrane lining filled with a rich supply of blood vessels |
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