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Male Reproductive Disorders Flashcards

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Penile Disorders/ Hypospadias

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Opening of urethra is on the underside of the penis intend of the tip, surgery can correct. In adulthood untreated can cause difficulty achieving an erection

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Testicular Disorders: Infection/Epididymitis

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Infection via STI including chlamydia and gonorrhea, or men over 40 bacterial UTI. If left untreated scar tissue leads to block leading to fertility issues

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Testicular Disorders: Torsion

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Testicles rotates, twisting spermatic cord that brings BLOOD to scrotum, painful most often occurs ages 12-16, but can occur at any age and even before birth. Blood flow cut off for too long can lead to death of testicle and inability to father children

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Testicular Disorders: Hydrocele

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Fluid filled sac surrounding testicles that causes swelling in scrotum, common in newborns and can disappear w/out TX, can occur in older boys and adult men (>40) due to scrotum injury. Swelling can be less in the morning and larger later in the day

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Testicular Disorders: Torsion/Treatment

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General anesthesia, short stay, small incision in scrotum, untwist spermatic cord, stitch one or both testicles to inside of scrotum to prevent rotation. Success rate 95% if TX occurs within 6 hours but declines 20% after 24 hrs

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Testicular Disorder: Hydrocele/Risk factors…things that can occur due to this disorder

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Scrotal injury, infection including STIs, usually doesn’t affect fertility..but might be associated with underlying testicular conditions such as infect, tumor, inguinal hernia

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Testicular Disorders: Hydrocele/TX

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Newborn usually disappears within 1st year, adult male goes away with 6 months, surgery repair, scrotal support strap, ice packs

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Testicular Disorders: Cryptochordism/Undescended Testicles
How old when descended?
What often occurs if testicles do not descend?

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9 months old testicles descend, undescended testicles often is followed by cancer even if surgery is done for descending

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Testicular Disorders: Cryptochordism/TX

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Surgery called orchiopexy

Hormone injections B-HCG or testosterone

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Testicular Disorders: Cryptochordism/Undescended Testicles/ RISK FACTORS…what can happen?

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Damage to testicles from surgery can lead to infertility

Cancer

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Prostate Disorders: Bengin Prostatic Hypertrophy

BPH

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Enlarged prostate (gland) helps make semen, it surrounds urethra. Symptoms often start after 50. BPH is not cancer.

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Prostate Disorders: Bengin Prostatic Hypertrophy

BPH/ S&S

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Frequent urgent need to urinate especially at night
trouble starting stream, or weak, slow, stops
Urge to go
Small amounts of blood in urine

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Prostate Disorders: Bengin Prostatic Hypertrophy

BPH/ dx

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Digital rectal exam
blood and imaging test
urine flow study
exam with cystoscope
lower back pain
pain with ejaculation
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Prostate Disorders: Bengin Prostatic Hypertrophy

BPH/ INFERTILITY RISK FACTORS

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Chronic UTI
Bladder or kidney damage
leads to scarring and infertility

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Prostate Disorders: Prostate Cancer/S & S

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same as BPH

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Prostate Disorders: Prostate Cancer/dx/TX

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dx digital rectal exam feeling for lumps
blood test PSA prostate specific antigen
Ultrasound, MRI, biopsy

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PSA

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Prostate specific antigen: Screening: blood test

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Male Sexual Disorders: Erectile dysfunction, ED

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Trouble getting or keeping an erection, can a sign of heath problems, e.g. blood vessel clogged or nerve damage due to diabetes

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Male Sexual Disorders: Erectile dysfunction, ED/TX

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Non-Surgical
Surgical
Viagra and other meds
kegel exercises
Penile implants
Penis Pump
Testosterone Therapy
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Male Sexual Disorders: Hypogonadism

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Primary: Ovaries or testes do not fxn properly, produce little or no hormones
Women: Turner syndrome: TX Hormone based meds,
Men: Klinefelter syndrome: Pituitary hormone to produce sperm

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Male Sexual Disorders: Andropause

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Male reproductive changes, testicular tissue mass decreases and level of testosterone stays the same or decreases slightly. ED, HTN, diabetes UTI

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Epididymitis swelling of tube that connects the testicles with the vas deferens

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The tube is called the epididymis

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Epididymitis drug that can cause it

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Amiodarone- prevents abnormal heart rhythms

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Vas Deferens: Fxn

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Tube from epididymis that transfers mature sperm to the urethra

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Sperm are produced where?
Sperm mature and are stored where?
Travel to urethra via?
Semen is produced where?

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Produced in testis
Mature in epididymitis
Travel to urethra via vas deferens
Semen is made in the prostrate gland

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Varicocele?

What does ti cause?

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Widening of veins along cord that holds up men’s testicles

Common cause of low sperm count

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