Male reproductive system

Cards (20)

  • Anorchism
    absence of testes, congenital abnormality from defective genes
  • Azoospermia
    lack of sperm in seminal fluid; may be due to blockage, low hormones, & testicular damage
  • Oligospermia
    defined as sperm concentration of less than 20 million sperm per milliliter, and It becomes severe is less than 5 million sperm per milliliter
  • Balanitis
    inflammation of the glans of the penis; may be due to infection
  • Benign prostatic hypertrophy
    prostate gland enlargement; common disorder for men getting older
  • Chlamydia
    Sexually transmitted infection; caused by bacterium chlamydia trachomatis
  • Cryptorchism ( cryptorchidism ) 

    failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum; developmental abnormality
  • Epididymitis
    inflammation of the epididymis; caused by bacterial infection
  • Gonorrhea
    STI (sexually transmitted infection); a bacterial infection
  • Gynecomastia
    enlargement or swelling of breast tissue in males; caused by male estrogen levels that are too high or are out of balance with testosterone levels
  • Herpes Genitalis
    caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2 and can manifest as primary or recurrent infection
  • Hydrocele
    type of swelling in the scrotum that occurs when fluid collects in the thin sheath surrounding a testicle; common in newborns and usually disappears without treatment
  • Impotence
    common problem among men and is characterized by the consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse or the inability to achieve ejaculation, or both
  • Orchitis
    inflammation of the testicles; it can be caused by either bacteria or a virus. Both testicles may be affected by orchitis at the same time
  • Phimosis
    condition in which the foreskin can’t be retracted (pulled back) from around the tip of the penis; can occur naturally or be the result of scarring
  • Prostitis
    swelling and inflammation of the prostate gland
  • Seminoma
    this is a slow-growing form of testicular cancer found in men in their 40s and 50s. The cancer is in the testes, but it can spread to the lymph nodes. Lymph node involvement is either treated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy. this disease are very sensitive to radiation therapy
  • sterility
    refers to inability to produce a live child,
  • syphilis
    an infectious venereal disease caused by the bacterium spirochete Treponema pallidum
  • Urethritis
    inflammation and swelling of the urethra