Repro conditions

Question 1

acute prostatitis

Answer 1

inflammation of the prostate due to bacterial (E coli) or non bacterial sources such as trauma or AI responses

Question 2

BPH

Answer 2

Benign prostate hyperplasia: affects the transitional zone.

• due to build up of DHT. testosterone is converted to DHT by 5a reductase
• irritative or obstructive SSx

Question 3

prostate cancer

Answer 3

adenocarcinoma of the peripheral zone

• blood in urine or semen
• obs/irr SSx

Question 4

inguinal hernia:

Answer 4

deep/lateral: hernia travels through inguinal canal

medial/superficial: hernia peirces directly through the post. inguinal canal

Question 5

hydrocele

Answer 5

build up of fluid in between parietal and visceral layers of tunica vaginalis

Question 6

varicocele

Answer 6

varicosity of the vampiniform plexus. thought to be due to incompetent valves and increases in intrabdominal pressure

Question 7

cryptorchidism

Answer 7

undescended testicle

Question 8

menopause:

Answer 8

12 month period of absences of menses or menstruation

• due to a decreases in the number of follicles and an decreases in responsiveness to FSH
• lower oestrogen levels

Question 9

PCOS

Answer 9

• > 12 enlarged follicles in each ovary
• menstrual irregularity
• hyperandrogenism
  thought to be caused by the innaproprite se cretion f gonadtrophins

Question 10

PID:

Answer 10

thought to be caused by infections that havent been effectively treated.
diagnostic criteria is of exclusion: endometriosis, ectopic preg, appendicitis/bowel issues
gall/renal stones

Question 11

endometriosis:

Answer 11

deposiits of em=ndometrial tissue found anywhere other than the uterine mucosa that behave like noral endo tissue

Question 12

uterine fibroids:

Answer 12

benign tumours arising in the myometrium of the uterus