male reproductive diseases

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the branch of medicine concerned with the male reproductive system

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urology

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The physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary disorders

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urologist

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caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrheae

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Gonorrhea

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pain on urination

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dysuria

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white discharge

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leukorrhea

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disease may infect the bladder

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cystitis

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caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis

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chlamydia

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Inflammation of epididymis

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epididymitis

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inflammation of the cervix uteri

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cervicitis

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caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum

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Syphilis

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In primary syphilis, a painless sore is a _______

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chancre

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red, blisterlike, painful lesions in the genital area that closely resemble fever blisters or cold sores that appear on the lips

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herpes

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Genital warts

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condylomata

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caused by the protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis

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Trichomoniasis

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surgery that removes the entire prostate, seminal vesicles, and surrounding lymph nodes

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radical prostatectomy

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hormone therapy for prostate cancer

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androgen-deprivation therapy

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Removal of both testes

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castration

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Drug therapy that includes antiandrogenic agents and hormones that deplete the body of testicular hormones

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combined hormonal therapy

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Enlargement of the prostate, usually as part of the aging process that constricts the urethra

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis, caused by bacteria, fungi, or a virus

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balanitis

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Repeated inability to initiate or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse

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erectile dysfunction

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Decrease or lack of hormones normally produced by the gonads

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hypogonadism

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Congenital abnormality in which the opening of the male urethra is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip

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hypospadias

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Stenosis or narrowing of foreskin so that it cannot be retracted over the glans penis

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phimosis

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Prolonged, commonly painful erection of the penis, which occurs without sexual stimulation

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priapism

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Acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate

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prostatitis

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Inability to produce offspring

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sterility

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Any of the various disorders that affect the testes

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testicular abnormalities

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Absence of one or both testicles

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anorchism

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Inflammation of the epididymis

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epididymitis

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Swelling of the sac surrounding the testes that is typically harmless

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hydrocele

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Painful swelling of one or both testes commonly associated with mumps that develop after puberty

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orchitis

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Abnormal, fluid-filled sac that develops in the epididymis and may or may not contain sperm

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spermatocele

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New tissue growth that appears on one or both testes and may be malignant or benign

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testicular mass

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Spontaneous twisting of a testicle within the scrotum, leading to a decrease in blood flow

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testicular torsion

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Malignancy that develops in one or both testes

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testicular cancer

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Swelling and distention of veins of the spermatic cord, somewhat resembling varicose veins of the legs

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varicocele