(Q4) Diseases of the Male Reproductive System (Ch.15)

Question 1

Orchitis

Answer 1

• Inflammation of the testes
• Usually a complication of other infectious diseases (ex. mumps)

Question 2

Epididymitis

Answer 2

• Inflammation of the epididymis
• usually results from initial infection of gonococcal urethritis

Question 3

Prostatitis

Answer 3

Inflammation of the prostate gland
- Results from initial infection of gonococcal urethritis or a urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Four categories: acute bacterial, chronic bacterial, chronic, asymptomatic inflammatory

Question 4

Gonorrhea

Answer 4

Infection of the reproductive tract caused by Neisseria gonorrhea (gonococcus)
- Characterized by suppuration and may lead to sterility if not treated

Question 5

Syphilis

Answer 5

Infection caused by spirochete Treponema pallidum
- Three Stages: primary, secondary, tertiary

Question 6

Primary Syphilis

Answer 6

• Infection accompanied by an ulceraton called a hard chancre

Question 7

Secondary Syphilis

Answer 7

Infection includes a generalized red skin rash, and small ulcerations on the mucous membranes called mucous patches

Question 8

Tertiary Syphilis

Answer 8

• May take years to develop
• Characterized by areas of necrotic tissue called gummas
• generally appear in the cardiovascular and nervous system but can appear everywhere

Question 9

Non-specific Urethritis (NSU) and Non-gonococcal Urethritis (NGU)

Answer 9

• Sexual infections both caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
• NSU is now of the most common and widespread STI’s

Question 10

Herpes

Answer 10

• Genital Herpes caused by Herpes Simplex 2
• Characterized by painful, itchy ulceration or blisters that appear on the genitals and surrounding areas
• no cure, is recurrent (can reactivate)

Question 11

Hydrocele

Answer 11

• A build-up of edematous fluid in the scrotum, surrounding the testes
• May complicate inflammations such as orchitis or epididymitis

Question 12

Prostate Cancer/Prostatic Carcinoma

Answer 12

• Malignant cancer in a man’s prostate, a small walnut-sized gland that produces seminal fluid.
• Enlargement can interfere with the passage of urine

Question 13

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Answer 13

• A condition in men where the prostate gland is enlarged and not cancerous.
• often associated with a hormone imbalance in later years
• Enlargement can interfere with the passage of urine
• May cause hypertrophy of the bladder, ureters and renal pelvis or cause UTI’s

Question 14

Testicular Cancer

Answer 14

• Malignant cancer in the testis
• Two categories: seminoma, nonseminoma

Question 15

Seminoma

Answer 15

• A form of testicular cancer that originates in the germinal epithelium of the seminiferous tubules

Question 16

Nonseminoma

Answer 16

• Nonseminomas contain different types of cells than seminomas
• Tends to grow more quickly than seminomas
• Four types: Choriocarcinoma, embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, yolk sac tumors

Question 17

Cryptorchism

Answer 17

• Failure of the testicles to descend from the pelvic cavity into the scrotum
• may cause sterility

Question 18

Carcinomas of the Male Reproductive System

Answer 18

• Malignant cancers found mostly in the prostate gland and testes
• Common in older men; early detection for better prognosis
• Metasrasize rapidly
• Testicular cancer occurs less frequently than prostatic cancer and affects younger men: 20-40)

Question 19

Acute Bacterial Prostatitis

Answer 19

• least common form of prostatitis
• Symptoms: chills, fever, frequent urination, urgency to urinate, burning urination, lower back and genital pain
• treated with antibiotics

Question 20

Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis

Answer 20

• Rare form of prostatitis
• Infection settles into the prostate gland due to a defect in the prostate gland
• Similar symptoms to acute bacterial prostatitis
• Treated with tissue removal and antibiotics

Question 21

Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Answer 21

• Most common form of prostatitis
• may or may not be accompanied by inflammation
• similar symptoms to bacterial prostatitis but come and go
• Treated with warm baths and medications

Question 22

Asymptomatic Inflammatory Prostatitis

Answer 22

• Does not have any/many symptoms
• usually discovered during tests for infertility or prostate cancer (immune system kills semen along with infection)

Question 23

Inguinal Hernia

Answer 23

Condition where part of the intestine bulges through a weakened area of the muscles in the inguinal canal, which is located in the groin

Question 24

Embalming Considerations of Diseases of the Male Reproductive System

Answer 24

• Infectious diseases need adequate disinfection
• External lesions require surface treatment with disinfectant compresses or hypodermic injection
• Rapid blood coagulation
• Ascites
• Edema
• Discolorations
• Hydrocele