male repo Flashcards
prader-willi syndrome
mutation or deletion of a specific locus within paternal chromosome 15 or by maternal uniparental disomy or locus
anabolic steroid abuse
negative feedback at the level of hypothalamus and pituitary, reduction in LH and FSH release, disables endogenous testosterone production an spermatogenesis
vaticoceles
abnormally dilated scrotal veins, associated with impared spematogenesis
klinefelter syndrome
most common chromosomal disorder
severely low sperm count
cryptorchidism
testicular decent does not proceed normally during development; testis remain in abdominal cavity or groin
ductal obstruction
ejaculatory duct= results in ow-volume, acidic, fructose-negative ejaculate
vasa/epididymide obstruction
normal-volume, alkaline, fuctose positive ejaculate
congenital obstruction
stenosis of the ejaculatory ducts
acquired obstruction
vasa obstruction due to vasectomy
epididymal obstruction due to epididymus
anejaculation
complete absence of seminal emission into the posterior urethra
retrograde ejaculation
dysfunction of bladder neck, ejaculation flows into bladder
benign prostatic hyperplasia
nonmalignant growth of prostate stroma and epithelial glands; cause enlargement of prostate gland