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tests or testicle
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primary male sex organs, paired oval shaped, and enclosed in a sac called the scrotum. Produce sperm cells and testosterone
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sperm
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microscopic male germ cell
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testosterone
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male sex hormone, stimulate the development of the male reproductive organs and secondary characteristics such as facial hair
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seminiferous tubules
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app. 900 coiled tubes within the testes in which spermatogenesis occurs
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epididymis
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coiled duct atop each of the testes, provides storage, transit, maturation of spermatozoa; continuous with the vas deferens
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vas deferens, ductus deferens, seminal duct
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duct carrying the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra
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seminal vesicles
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two main glands located at the base of the bladder that open into the vas deferens with nerves, lymphatics, arteries, and veins
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prostate gland
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encircles the upper end of the urethra, secrets a fluid that aids in the movement of the sperm and ejaculation
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scrotum
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sac suspended on both sides of and just behind the penis, encloses the testes
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penis
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male organ of urination and copulation
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glans penis
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enlarged tip on the end of the penis
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pepuce
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foreskin
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semen
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composed of sperm, seminal fluids, and other secretions
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genitalia (genitals)
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reproductive organs
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spermatic cord
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encloses the vas deferens with other anatomic structures
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balan/o
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glans penis
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o
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testis, testicle
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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vas/o
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vessel, duct
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vesicul/o
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seminal vesicle
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andr/o
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male
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sperm/o, spermat/o
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spermatozoon, sperm
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-ism
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state of
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anorchism
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state of absence of testis
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balanitis
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inflammation of the glans penis
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balanorrhea
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discharge from the glans penis
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benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
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excessive development pertaining to the prostate gland (nonmalignant)
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cryptorchidism
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state of hidden testes, undescended testicles
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epididymitis
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inflammation of the epididymis
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orchiepididymitis
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inflammation of the testes and epididymis
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orchitis, orchiditis, testitis
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inflammation of the testis or testicle
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prostatitis
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inflammation of the prostate gland
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prostatocystitis
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inflammation of the prostate and bladder
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prostatolith
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stone in the prostate gland
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prostatorrhea
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discharge from the prostate gland
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prostatovesculitis
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inflammation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles
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erectile dysfunction (ED)
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inability to attain or maintain an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse, impotence
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hydrocele
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scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid
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phimosis
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tightness of the foreskin that prevents its retraction over the glans penis
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priapism
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persistent abnormal erection of the penis, accompanied by pain and tenderness
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prostate cancer
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cancer of the prostate gland
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testicular carcinoma
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cancer of the testicle
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testicular torsion
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twisting of the spermatic cord causing decreased blood flow to the testes
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varicocele
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enlarged veins of the spermatic cord
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balanoplasty
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surgical repair of the glans penis
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epididymectomy
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excision of an epididymis
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orchidectomy, orchiectomy
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excision of the testes, castration
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orchidopexy, orchiopexy
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surgical fixation of a testicle
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orchidotomy, orchiotomy
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incision into a testis
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orchioplasty
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surgical repair of a testis
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prostatectomy
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excision of the prostate gland
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prostatocystotomy
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incision into the prostate gland and bladder
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prostatolithotomy
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incision into the prostate gland to remove a stone
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prostatovesiculectomy
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excision of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles
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vasectomy
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excision of a duct
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vasovasostomy
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creation of artificial openings between ducts
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vesiculectomy
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excision of the seminal vesicles
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circumcision
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surgical removal of the foreskin
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hydrocelectomy
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surgical removal of a hydrocele
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radical prostatectomy (RP)
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excision of the prostate gland with its capsule, seminal vesicles, vas deferens, and sometimes pelvic lymph nodes; used to treat prostate cancer
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suprapubic prostatectomy
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excision of the prostate gland through an abdominal incision made above the pubic bone and through an incision in the bladder; used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer; "suprapubic transvesical prostatectomy"
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transurethral incision of the prostate gland (TUIP)
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surgical process that widens the urethra by making a few small incision in the bladder neck and the prostate gland
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transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT)
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a treatment that eliminates excess tissue present in benign prostatic hyperplasia by using heat generated by microwave
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transurethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP)
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successive pieces of the prostate gland tissue are resected by using a resectoscope inserted through the urethra
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transrectal ultrasound
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ultrasound procedure used to diagnose prostate cancer through the use of a probe in the rectum
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prostate-sepcific antigen (PSA)
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blood test that measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen in the blood
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digital rectal examination (DRE)
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physical examination in which the physician inserts a finger into the rectum and feels for the size and shape of the prostate gland through the rectal wall
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andropathy
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disease of the mall
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aspermia
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condition of without sperm
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oligospermia
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condition of scanty sperm
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spermatolysis
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dissolution (destruction) of sperm
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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AIDS, disease that affects the bodys immune system, transmitted by exchange of body fluid during the sexual act, reuse of contaminated needles, or receiving contaminated blood transfusions
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artificial insemination
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introduction of semen into the vagina by artificial means
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chlamydia
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STD, caused by C. trachomatis
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coitus
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copulation
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condom
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cover for the penis worn during intercourse to prevent conception and spread of STD's
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ejaculation
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ejection of semen from the male urethra
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genital herpes
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herpes simplex virus, STD caused by herpesvirus hominis type 2
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gonads
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male and female sex glands
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gonorrhea
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contagious, inflammatory STD caused by a bacterial organism that affects the mucous membranes of the genitourinary system
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heterosexual
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person who is attracted to a member of the opposite sex
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homosexual
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person who is attracted to a member of the same sex
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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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a type of retrovirus that causes AIDS, infects T-helper cells of the immune system
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human papillomavirus (HPV)
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venereal warts, a prevalent STD causing benign or cancerous growths in the male and female genitals
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orgasm
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climax of sexual stimulation
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prosthesis
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an artificial replacement of an absent body part
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puberty
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period when secondary sex characteristics develop and the ability to reproduce sexually begins
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sexually transmitted disease (STD)
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disease transmitted during sexual intercourse, STI
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sterilization
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process that renders an individual unable to produce offspring
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syphilis
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chronic infection caused by bacterium treponema pallidum
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trichomoniasis
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STD caused by a one-cell organism trichomonas
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AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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BPH
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
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DRE
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digital rectal examination
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ED
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erectile dysfunction
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HIV
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human immunodeficiency virus
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HPV
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human papillomavirus
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PSA
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prostate-specific antigen
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RP
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radical prostatectomy
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STD
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sexually transmitted disease
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TUIP
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transurethral incision of the prostate
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TUMT
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transurethral microwave thermotherapy
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TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate gland
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