reproductive system. Unfortunately, the male reproductive system also takes on the role of discharging its sperm into the female reproductive tract during sex. The major organs that make up your male reproductive system include the following: bladder, prostate, urethra, penis, and finally the testicle. The penis is the organ used during sexual intercourse, there are actually three parts of a penis, the root, the body, and the glans also known as the head of the penis. The penis is also what…
diagnosing outlet obstruction and assessing the efficacy of treatment. Various symptoms score has been designed. American Urological Association Symptom Score(AUASS) and International Prostate Symptom Score(IPSS) are accepted widely. Objective parameters like post void residual urine, bladder wall thickness, prostate volume are also used to evaluate treatment success along with the subjective parameters. Urinary symptoms are frequently associated with inguinal hernias and urinary complications…
Three cancers, which are prevalent in modern society, are breast, lung and prostate cancer. These three cancers have different impacts on different ethnicities such as Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native. In the following we will take a look at the three cancers within these three nationalities. While breast cancer is mainly common in women while rare, men can actually get it as well. There are two common methods used to detect the possibility that breast…
life, the prostate gland is approximately the size of a pea. The gland then grows throughout life, gradually until puberty is reached and then rapidly grows until the person reaches the third decade of their life. At this point, the prostate gland is considered to be the normal adult size. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occurs when the prostate gland becomes larger than the normal adult size (Rodway & McCance, 2014). The enlargement occurs within the transition zone of the prostate by an…
Cancer is a disease in which abnormal growth of cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissues (“Cancer- Google Search”). There are more than 100 types of cancer, that includes lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma. The symptoms vary depending on the type of cancer is active. Most of the them are detected after a tumor is felt or when other symptoms start to develop. It can also be detected in blood, urine, or incidentally by reason of evaluating or…
For my IB project, I tried to create a t-shirt to raise funds for cancer research. I created a t-shirt on a donation website, and I spread the word to others and tried to get more sales. I created the design because to become a survivor of cancer, you must fight it, that’s why I put “Knockout cancer.” I wanted to do this project because it would not only help those who are fighting cancer, but it will bring those who buy it closer to one another. I did not raise the funds for any specific cancer…
blood pressure. Mr. Johnson may not respond to 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, Dutasreride and Finasteride, because he only has a mild enlargement of his prostate. If Mr. Johnson prostate was larger on his next visit these drugs would be effective in his treatment plan. Dutasreride and Finasteride are most effective in men with very enlarged prostates, the drug is less beneficial in men with small…
population to reproduce, it is a very crucial factor of living.The reproductive system helps our body to produce new cells. One of the most widespread diseases of the reproductive system is known as prostate cancer that only affects the reproduction cells. Prostate cancer mostly happens when the cells in the prostate cancer starts dividing and goes in each direction. Usually in united states there is one man by whole of six men is found with this disease.the…
cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and rates of acquiring and surviving a cancer diagnosis over Medicare age (≥65 years old). The sample (n=13,949) included men who participated in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study and had Medicare part A and B claims of prostate, lung or colorectal cancer between 1999 and 2009. Anthropometric measurements were taken before the protocol, including height, weight, body mass index (BMI), cholesterol, and blood glucose levels. CRF was assessed using a…
to get the nutrients found in red meat that the body needs. Even when looking at the good things that come out of consuming red meat, the negative effects far outway the positive. Complete proteins and amino acids doesn’t make up for the risk of prostate cancer, heart disease, and an early death. It isn’t worth all the health problems eating excessive amounts of meat can cause, but that doesn’t mean anyone has to cut meat completely out of their diet. Meat in small doses doesn’t have nearly as…