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Andrology (from Greek: ἀνδρο, andro, "man"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the medical specialty that deals with male health, particularly relating to the problems of the male reproductive system and urological problems that are unique to men. It is the counterpart to gynaecology, which deals with medical issues which are specific to women. Andrology has only been studied as a distinct specialty since the late 1960s: the first specialist journal on the subject was the German periodical Andrologie (now called Andrologia), published from 1969 onwards [1].
Men are more susceptible to heart disease than women, and tend to have a slightly shorter natural average life span. However, men are more resistant to many conditions that adversely affect women, such as osteoporosis.
Male-specific medical and surgical procedures include vasectomy and vasovasostomy (one of the vasectomy reversal procedures) as well as intervention to deal with male genitourinary disorders such as:
A woman is a female human. The term woman (irregular plural: women
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Men are more susceptible to heart disease than women, and tend to have a slightly shorter natural average life span. However, men are more resistant to many conditions that adversely affect women, such as osteoporosis.
Male-specific medical and surgical procedures include vasectomy and vasovasostomy (one of the vasectomy reversal procedures) as well as intervention to deal with male genitourinary disorders such as:
- balanitis
- cryptorchidism
- ectopia testis
- epispadias
- epididymitis
- frenulum breve
- hydrocele
- hypospadias
- impotence (also known more correctly as erectile dysfunction)
- infertility
- micropenis
- orchitis
- paraphimosis
- penile cancer
- penile fracture
- Peyronie's disease
- phimosis
- prostatitis
- prostate cancer
- spermatocele
- testicular cancer
- testicular torsion
- varicocele
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Medicine is the science and "" of maintaining and/or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. The term is derived from the Latin ars medicina meaning the art of healing.
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The reproductive system is the ensembles and interactions of organs and/or substances within an organism that strictly pertain to reproduction. As an example, this would include in the case of female mammals, the hormone estrogen, ova, and the uterus and the vagina, and the breasts.
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Urology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists
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The abbreviation MEN can refer to:
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See also
- Men
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Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) refers to the surgical specialty dealing with health of the female reproductive system (uterus, vagina and ovaries). Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women".
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A woman is a female human. The term woman (irregular plural: women
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Heart disease is an umbrella term for a number of different diseases which affect the heart and as of 2007 it is the leading cause of death in the United States.[1]
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Types of heart disease
Cardiomyopathy
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Homo.
Upper Paleolithic 33 At age 15: 39 (to age 54)[3][4]
Neolithic 20
Bronze Age 18[5]
Classical Greece 25-45
Classical Rome 25-45
Medieval Britain 20-30
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Upper Paleolithic 33 At age 15: 39 (to age 54)[3][4]
Neolithic 20
Bronze Age 18[5]
Classical Greece 25-45
Classical Rome 25-45
Medieval Britain 20-30
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Osteoporosis
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 M 80. -M 82.
ICD-9 733.0
DiseasesDB 9385
eMedicine med/1693 ped/1683
MeSH D010024 Osteoporosis is a disease of bone leading to an increased risk of fracture.
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 M 80. -M 82.
ICD-9 733.0
DiseasesDB 9385
eMedicine med/1693 ped/1683
MeSH D010024 Osteoporosis is a disease of bone leading to an increased risk of fracture.
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surgery (from the Greek χειρουργική meaning "hand work") is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment.
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Vasectomy is a permanent birth control method for men in which the vasa deferentia are cut, thus sterilizing the patient. There are some variations on the procedure such as no-scalpel (keyhole) vasectomies, [2]
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Intervention:
ICD-10 code:
ICD-9 code: 63.82
Other codes: Vasovasostomy (literally connection of the vas to the vas) is the surgery by which vasectomies are reversed in males.
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ICD-10 code:
ICD-9 code: 63.82
Other codes: Vasovasostomy (literally connection of the vas to the vas) is the surgery by which vasectomies are reversed in males.
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Balanitis
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 N 48.1
ICD-9 607.1
DiseasesDB 1229
MedlinePlus 000862
eMedicine emerg/51 Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis (from Greek: βάλανος
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 N 48.1
ICD-9 607.1
DiseasesDB 1229
MedlinePlus 000862
eMedicine emerg/51 Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis (from Greek: βάλανος
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MeSH D003456 Cryptorchidism is a medical term referring to absence from the scrotum of one or both testes. This usually represents failure of the testis to move, or "descend," during fetal development from an abdominal position, through the inguinal canal, into the
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MeSH D004842 An epispadias is a rare type of malformation of the penis in which the urethra ends in an opening on the upper aspect (the dorsum) of the penis. An epispadias is an uncommon and partial form of a spectrum of failures of abdominal and pelvic fusion in the first
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MeSH D004823 Epididymitis is a medical condition in which the epididymis becomes inflamed. This condition may be mildly to very painful. Antibiotics may be needed to control a component of infection.
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Frenulum breve is the condition in which the frenulum preputii penis, which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans penis that connects to the prepuce (foreskin) and helps contract the prepuce over the glans, is short and restricts the movement of the prepuce.
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A hydrocele denotes a pathological accumulation of serous fluid in a bodily cavity. A hydrocele testis is the accumulation of fluids around a testicle, and is fairly common. It may be treated surgically. It can occur in infants undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
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Hypospadias is a birth defect of the urethra in the male that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus (opening). Instead of opening at the tip of the glans of the penis, a hypospadic urethra opens anywhere along a line (the urethral groove
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MeSH D007172 Erectile dysfunction (ED or (male) impotence) is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis.
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MeSH D007172 Erectile dysfunction (ED or (male) impotence) is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis.
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Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a man or a woman to contribute to conception. Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term.
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Micropenis is a medical term that describes an unusually small penis.A common criterion is a dorsal (measured on top) erect penile length at least 2.5 standard deviations smaller than the mean penis size.[1] The condition is usually recognized shortly after birth.
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MeSH D009920 Orchitis is an often very painful condition of the testicles involving inflammation, swelling and frequently infection.
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Symptoms
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Paraphimosis is a medical condition where the foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans penis, and cannot be pulled back to its normal flaccid position covering the glans penis.
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Carcinoma of the penis
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 C 60.
ICD-9 187
Penile cancer is a malignant growth found on the skin or in the tissues of the penis, usually originating in the glans and/or foreskin.
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 C 60.
ICD-9 187
Penile cancer is a malignant growth found on the skin or in the tissues of the penis, usually originating in the glans and/or foreskin.
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A penile fracture is an injury caused by the rupture of the tunica albuginea, which envelopes the corpus cavernosum penis. It is an uncommon injury, most often caused by a blunt trauma to an erect penis.
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Peyronie's disease
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 N 48.6
ICD-9 607.85
OMIM 171000
DiseasesDB 29308
MedlinePlus 001278
eMedicine derm/851
MeSH D010411
Peyronie's disease
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 N 48.6
ICD-9 607.85
OMIM 171000
DiseasesDB 29308
MedlinePlus 001278
eMedicine derm/851
MeSH D010411
Peyronie's disease
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MeSH D010688 Phimosis is a condition where the male foreskin cannot be fully retracted from the head of the penis. The word derives from the Greek phimos (φῑμός, "muzzle").
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Prostatitis
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 N 41.
ICD-9 601
DiseasesDB 10801
MedlinePlus 000524
eMedicine emerg/488 prostatis
med/2845 acute bacterial
med/1920 bacterial
med/3571 chronic bacterial
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Classification & external resources
ICD-10 N 41.
ICD-9 601
DiseasesDB 10801
MedlinePlus 000524
eMedicine emerg/488 prostatis
med/2845 acute bacterial
med/1920 bacterial
med/3571 chronic bacterial
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