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116 Cards in this Set
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Female Sex Cell?
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Ovum
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Male Sex Cell?
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Sperm Cell
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Female and Male Sex cell?
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gamete
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Gametes are produced in what?
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Gonad (both male and female)
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What are female gonads?
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Ovaries
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What are male gonads
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Testes
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Where does the ovum go after leaving the ovary?
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Fallopian tube then to the uterus
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Union of sperm and ovum?
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Fertilization
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what is a fertilized egg called
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zygote
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2 to 8 weeks into pregnancy
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embryo
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8 to 38 weeks
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fetus
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The period of development in the uterus is called?
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Gestation or pregnancy
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cessation of fertility and diminishing of hormone production
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menopause
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two hormones of the ovaries that help with menstruation and pregnancy
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estrogen and progesterone
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gland located at the base of the brain secretes other hormones that govern the reproductive functions of the ovaries, breasts, and uterus
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pituitary gland
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Small almond shaped organs located in the pelvis
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Ovaries
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Tube that leads from each ovary to the uterus
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fallopian tube
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Space mid way between the uterus and rectum is a region in the abdominal cavity known as....
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Cul-de-sac
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two small rounded glands on either side of the vaginal orifice
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Bartholin glands
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organ of sensitive, erectile tissue located anterior to the vaginal orifice and in front of the urethral meatus
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Clitoris
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region between the vaginal orifice and the anus is the...
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perineum
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external genitalia of the female are collectively called the...
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vulva
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thin membrane partially covering the entrance tot the vagina, is broken apart during the first episode of intercourse....
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hymen
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small sacs in the ovary
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ovarian follicles
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each ovarian follicle contains an...
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ovum
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when a follicle ruptures through the surface and releases the ovum from the ovary this is called...
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ovulation
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corpus luteum
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yellow body.. secretes a hormone to maintain the very first stages of pregnancy
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collectively the fallopian tubes ovaries and supporting ligaments are the...
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adnexa
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finger like ends of the fallopian tube that catch the egg....
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fimbriae
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tubes that lead to the uterus
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fallopian tubes
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pear shaped organ with muscular walls and a mucous membrane lining filled with a rich supply of blood vessels
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uterus
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The specialized epithelial mucosa of the uterus is....
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endometrium
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middle muscular layer of the uterine wall is the...
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myometrium
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outer membranous tissue layer is the...
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uterine serosa
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narrow lowermost portion of the uterus is the...
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cervix (latin for neck)
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cervical opening leads into a muscular mucosa lined canal called the...
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vagina
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the breast are what type of gland
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mammary
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the breast nipple is the..
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mammary papilla
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dark pigmented area around the mammary papilla is the...
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areola
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giving birth
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parturition
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after parturition hormones from the pituitary gland stimulate the normal secretion of milk called....
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lactation
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a vascular organ that forms within the uterine wall..
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placenta
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placenta is derived from maternal endometrium and from the...
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chorion
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outermost membrane that surrounds the developing embryo...
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chorion
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innermost of the embryonic membranes, holds the fetus and an amniotic cavity surrounded by a fluid called...
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amniotic fluid
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innermost embryonic membrane
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amnion
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as the placenta develops in the uterus it produces its own hormone
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human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
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pituitary glands secrete these hormones after the onset of menstruation
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follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)
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hormonal interaction wherin a high level of hormones shuts off production of another set of hormones...
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negative feedback
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reversible birth control measure is use of an...
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IUD (intrauterine device)
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surgical puncture through posterior wall of vagina and fluid is withdrawn for diagnostic purposes..
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surgical puncture
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abnormal discharge of milk
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galactorrhea
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development of breast tissue in males
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gynecomastia
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removal of the breast
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mastectomy
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amneorrhea
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no menses
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oligomenorrhea
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scanty period
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menorrhagia
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abnormally heavy or long period
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metrorrhagia
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bleeding between menses
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endometriosis
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to have uterine tissue where it doesn't belong
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bilateral oophorectomy
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removal of ovaries
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menarche
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beginning of periods
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pseudocyesis
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false pregnancy
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primiparous
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a woman who has given birth to at least one child
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dyspareunia
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painful sexual intercourse
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multipara
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many births
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multigravida
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many pregnancy
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nulligravida
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no pregnancy
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nullipara
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no births
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carcinoma of the endometrium
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malignant tumor of the uterus
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endometrosis
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endometrial tissue located outside the uterus
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fibroids are also known as...
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leiomyomata or leiomyomas
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ovarian carcinoma
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malignant tumor of the ovary
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ovarian cysts
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collections of fluid within a sac in the ovary
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pelvic inflammatory disease
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(PID) inflammation and infection of organs in the pelvic region; salpingitis, oophoritis, endometritis, endocervicitis.
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fibrocystic desease
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numerous small sacs of fibrous connective tissue and fluid in the breast
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abruptio placentae
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premature seperation of the implanted placenta
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choriocarcinoma
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malignant tumor of the placenta
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ectopic pregnancy
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implantation of the fertilized egg in any site other than the normal uterine location.
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placenta previa
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placental implantation over the cervical os or in the lower region of the uterine wall
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preeclampsia
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abnormal condition associated with pregnancy, marked by high blood pressure, proteinuria (loss of protein in urine) and edema
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Apgar score
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a scoring system of an infants physical condition 1 and 5 minutes after birth.
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Heart rate, respiration, color muscle tone and response to stimuli are all rated
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0 1 or 2 max total score is 10
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erythroblastosis fetalis
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hemolytic disease in the newborn
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hyaline membrane disease
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acute lung disease commonly seen in the premature newborn
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hydrocephalus
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accumulation of fluid in the spaces of the brain
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meconium aspiration syndrome
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abnormal inhalation of meconium produced by a fetus or newborn
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pyloric stenosis
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narrowing of the opening of the stomach to the duodenum
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Pap Smear
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microscopic exam of stained cells removed from the vagina and cervix
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hysterosalpingography
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x-ray imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes after injection of contrast material
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pelvic ultrasonography
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recording of images of sound waves as they bounce off organs in the pelvic region
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colposcopy
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visual examination of the vagina and cervix using colposcope
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conization
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removal of cone shaped section of cervix
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cryosurgery
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use of cold temps to destroy tissue
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culdocentesis
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needle aspiration of fluid from the cul-de-sac
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dilation and curettage (D&C)
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widening of the cervix and scraping the endometrium of the uterus
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exentration
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removal of internal organs
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laparoscopy
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minimally invasive surgery
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tubal ligation
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blocking the fallopian tubes to prevent fertilization from occuring
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sensitive region of penis...
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glans penis
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fold of skin covering glans penis...
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prepuce or foreskin
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balanitis
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inflammation of the glans penis (smegma)
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cryptorchism
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testicles do not descend
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orchiectomy
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casteration procedure
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anorchism
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no testes
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aspermia
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lack of formation of semen
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azoospermia
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lack of live sperm in semen
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orchiopexy
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surgical procedure to correct cryptorchism
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testicular torsion
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twisting of the spermatic cord
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varicocele
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enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle
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prostatic hyperplasia
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benign growth of cells within the prostate gland; benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
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transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
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relieves obstruction
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hypospadias; hypospadia
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congenital abnormality of which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis
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phimosis
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narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis
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transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
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relieves obstruction
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hypospadias; hypospadia
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congenital abnormality of which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis
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phimosis
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narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis
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