Reproductive Reproductive DisordersDisorders

MaleMale

MaleMale

urologisturologist

A medical professional trained to A medical professional trained to diagnose, treat, and manage male diagnose, treat, and manage male patients with reproductive disorderspatients with reproductive disorders

Undescended TestesUndescended Testes

One or both testicles fail to descend One or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum before birthinto the scrotum before birth

Surgery should be done if the Surgery should be done if the testicles do not descend by age one testicles do not descend by age one to prevent permanent damage or to prevent permanent damage or infertilityinfertility

PriapismPriapism

A painful and prolonged erection A painful and prolonged erection (lasting longer than 4 hours)(lasting longer than 4 hours)

How?How?• Blood Clots, drug use/cocaine, Blood Clots, drug use/cocaine,

prescription meds/viagraprescription meds/viagra Now what? Now what?

• Go to doctorGo to doctor Ice packs, surgical procedure to tie off Ice packs, surgical procedure to tie off

artery, drain blood, injection to narrow veinsartery, drain blood, injection to narrow veins

Erectile Dysfunction/ImpotenceErectile Dysfunction/Impotence

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is when a Erectile dysfunction (ED) is when a man has trouble getting or keeping man has trouble getting or keeping an erection. ED becomes more an erection. ED becomes more common as you get older. But male common as you get older. But male sexual dysfunction is not a natural sexual dysfunction is not a natural part of aging. part of aging.

Could be a signCould be a sign

of heart issuesof heart issues

Impotence treatmentsImpotence treatments Testosterone injections or patchesTestosterone injections or patches Penile implants – pump placed in Penile implants – pump placed in

penis to create erectionpenis to create erection

SterilitySterility

Inability to produce enough Inability to produce enough sperm for offspringsperm for offspring

Common causes for males:Common causes for males:• Abnormal sperm productionAbnormal sperm production• Impaired delivery of spermImpaired delivery of sperm• Low testosteroneLow testosterone• Undescended testesUndescended testes

torsiontorsion

Testes twist Testes twist around the around the spermatic cord spermatic cord and blood flow and blood flow to testes is to testes is blockedblocked

Treatment: Treatment: surgerysurgery

Inguinal herniaInguinal hernia

Exam: mass Exam: mass increase in size increase in size when coughing or when coughing or liftinglifting

Treatment: Treatment: surgerysurgery

Penile CancerPenile Cancer

Often in men who have not been Often in men who have not been circumcised caused by smegma (foul circumcised caused by smegma (foul smelling cheesy substance) poor smelling cheesy substance) poor hygiene, multiple partners, STD’s, hygiene, multiple partners, STD’s, infections, use of tobaccoinfections, use of tobacco

A lump on penis, sore, redness, A lump on penis, sore, redness, dischargedischarge

Prostate cancerProstate cancer

Symptoms: frequent urination, Symptoms: frequent urination, painful or bloody urine or ejaculationpainful or bloody urine or ejaculation

Exam:Exam:

Doctor will give rectal exam to feel Doctor will give rectal exam to feel for bumps or hard spots on prostatefor bumps or hard spots on prostate

Prostate biopsyProstate biopsy

Tissues are sampled by a needle Tissues are sampled by a needle through the rectum wall or skin through the rectum wall or skin between scrotum and rectumbetween scrotum and rectum

Testicular cancerTesticular cancer Lumps in the Lumps in the

testiclestesticles Symptoms: Symptoms:

• Pain or enlarged Pain or enlarged testicletesticle

• Feeling bumps or Feeling bumps or hard lumps hard lumps (painless)(painless)

TreatmentTreatment• SurgerySurgery• RadiationRadiation• ChemotherapyChemotherapy