Reproductive Disorders Flashcards
Testosterone is responsible for??
Sperm production
Libido
PSA detects??
Glycoproteins found only in tissue of prostate gland
PSA elevated in??
Prostatitis
BPH
Adenocarcinoma
Free psa determines??
Whether elevated psa is due to bph or prostate cancer
Blood test that determines the percentage of free psa in overall psa
Free psa
NPT
Determines night time erections
Imaging of the cavernous arteries at the base of the penis before and after injection of a vasodilator into the corpora cavernous of the penis
Duplex Doppler ultrasound
May detect arterial problem of penis
Duplex Doppler
Diagnose prostate cancer after a suspicious rectal exam
Transrectal biopsy
Done as part as turp
Endoscopic biopsy
Used to destroy any remaining malignant cells after removal of a cancerous prostate
Radiation therapy
Cryptorchidism treatment
Hormonal therapy
Orchipexy
Orchiopexy
Suture testes to scrotal sac
Torsion of the spermatic cord
Disturbed blood flow to the testicles
Twisting of the spermatic cord
Spermatic cord causes
Bilateral and congenital absence of the lateral attached of the testes and epididymis to scrotum
Pull of cremastic muscle
Extreme cold
Spontaneous or occurs during sleep