Male Sexual Disorders Flashcards
Hard nodules of prostate gland after performing a digital rectal exam (DRE) is indicative of ___________
Prostate Cancer
_____________ is a congenital condition characterized by incomplete/partial descent of testis into scrotal sac.
Cryptorchidism
__________ cells remain unaffected in cryptochidism.
Leydig cells
Spermatogenesis can/cannot _________ occur normally in undescended testes.
cannot
____________ can result due to abnormal testes formation.
Cryptorchidism
When the number of sperm in each mL falls below _________, the person is likely to be infertile.
20 million
High activity of the enzyme ____________ is the cause of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
5 alpha reductase
The best initial medical treatment for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and associated erectile dysfunction is (medication class) ______________.
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
__________ (drug class) such as prazosin, terazosin, doxazosin, and tamsulosin are used to treat the urinary symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Alpha 1 blockers
___________ is a type of pathological hyperplasia seen in the prostate that does not increase the risk for cancer.
BPH
___________ levels are high in Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Prostate specific antigen (PSA)
____________ circulating in blood is called Prostate specific antigen.
Serine Protease
___________ stimulates the rapid growth of prostatic cancer cells.
Testosterone
Removal of _________ can inhibit the growth of prostatic cancer cells.
Testes
Administration of (hormone) __________ can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer.
Estrogen
____________ is performed to treat symptomatic
benign prostatic hyperplasia patients.
Transurethral resection of prostate
________________ presents in men over 50 years old with frequency of urination, nocturia, difficulty initiating the urine stream, and dysuria.
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Finasteride is a ____________ that is used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
5 alpha reductase inhibitor
In benign prostatic hyperplasia, the prostate (is/is not) _________ tender on digital rectal examination.
is not
Activity of ___________ enzyme increases with age.
5 alpha reductase
If testes are removed before puberty the condition is called ___________
Eunuchism
The height of an adult eunuch is slightly (lesser/greater) _________ than that of normal adult man.
greater
Thin bones, weak musculature, childlike voice, and no masculine hair production are indicative of ________.
Eunuchism
If a male is castrated after puberty, the sex organs regress (slightly/severely) ____________.
Regress slightly
Low GnRH secretion in hypothalamus associated with abmormality of the feeding center (person overeats) is called ______________.
Adiposogential syndrome/ Frohlich’s syndrome/Hypothalamic eunuchism
Obesity along with eunuchism is called ____________
Adiposogential syndrome/ Frohlich’s syndrome/Hypothalamic eunuchism
