Abbreviations Male REPRODUCTIVE Flashcards
BPH
Benging Prostatic Hyperplasia
DRE
DIgital Rectal Examination
ED
Erectile dysfunction
GU
Gentiourinary
HPV
Human Papillomavirus
HSV
Herpes Simplex Virus
NSU
Nonspecific Urethritis (not due to gonorrhea or chlamydia)
PID
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PSA
Prostate-specific antigen
PSMA
Prostate -Specific Membrane Antigen
PVP
Green light PVP
Photoselective Vaporization of Prostate
RALP
Robotic - assisted laparoscopic Prostatectomy
RPR
Rapid plasma reagin test; test for syphilis
STD
Sexually transmitted disease
STI
sexually transmitted infection
TRUS
Transrectal ultrasound : test to access the prostate and guide precise placement of a biopsy needle
TUIP
Transurethral incision of the prostate; successful in less enlarged prostates and less invasive than TURP
TUMT
Transurethral microwave Therapy
TUNA
Transurethral Needle Adlation; radio frequency energy destroys prostate tissue
TURP
Transurethral Recetion of the prostate