MALE REPRODUCTIVE DISEASES

• Acute uncomplicated cystitis caused by a bacterial infection of the urinary bladder.
• Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland
• Escherichia coli is the most commonly isolated organism.
• Acute prostatitis is characterized by the sudden onset of fever, dysuria, perineal prostatic pain, and severe lower urinary tract symptoms including dysuria, frequency, urgency, hesitancy, and nocturia.
• Factors contributing to prostatitis are stress, neuromuscular factors, and myofascial pain.
• Caffeine drinks should be avoided by a patient with prostatits.
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) - a noncancerous enlargement or hypertrophy of the prostate, is one of the most common diseases in aging men.
• BPH typically occurs in men older than 40 years.
• Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) - a hormone that stimulates the development of male characteristics (an androgen).
• Smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, obesity, reduced activity level, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and a Western diet are risk factors for BPH
• Flank pain is present when percussing the lower back
• Cigarette hold - when doing catheterization in male
• HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system.
• If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).
• HIV medicines is called antiretroviral therapy (ART)
• Venereal diseases STD term in european countries
• Syphilis is an acute and chronic infectious disease caused by the Spirochete Treponema pallidum.
• Primary syphilis occurs 2 to 3 weeks
• Secondary syphilis occurs 1 week to 6 months
• Painless lesions at the site of infection called chancres
• Syphilis transmission can occur through contact with lesions.
• Tertiary syphilis is the final stage
• The most common manifestations of syphilis are aortitis and neurosyphilis
• Nontreponemal or reagin tests and Treponemal tests are test for Syphilis
• Penicillin G benzathine medication of choice for early syphilis
• Pubic lice are also known as crabs, and they are spread by direct contact with infected people. infestations (pthiriasis) are usually spread through sexual contact.