Male Reproductive Abbreviations

Question 1

BPH

Answer 1

benign prostatic hyperplasia (also called benign prostatic hypertrophy)

Question 2

DRE

Answer 2

digital rectal examination

Question 3

ED

Answer 3

erectile dysfunction

Question 4

GU

Answer 4

genitourinary

Question 5

HPV

Answer 5

human papillomavirus

Question 6

HSV

Answer 6

herpes simplex virus

Question 7

NSU

Answer 7

nonspecific urethritis (not due to gonorrhea or chlamydial infection)

Question 8

PID

Answer 8

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 9

PIN

Answer 9

prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia; a precursor of prostate cancer

Question 10

PSA

Answer 10

prostate-specific antigen

Question 11

PVP

Answer 11

photoselective vaporization of the prostate; GreenLight PVP

Question 12

RPR

Answer 12

rapid plasma reagin (test); a test for syphilis

Question 13

STD

Answer 13

sexually transmitted disease

Question 14

STI

Answer 14

sexually transmitted infection

Question 15

TRUS

Answer 15

transrectal ultrasound (examination); test to assess the prostate and guide precise placement of a biopsy needle

Question 16

TUIP

Answer 16

transurethral incision of the prostate; successful in less enlarged prostates and less invasive than TURP

Question 17

TUMT

Answer 17

transurethral microwave thermotherapy

Question 18

TUNA

Answer 18

transurethral needle ablation; radiofrequency energy destroys prostate tissue

Question 19

TURP

Answer 19

transurethral resection of the prostate