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Male reproductive System
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Post-Graduate
11/15/2011

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Funiculitis is
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Inflammation of the spermatic cord
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Cause of Funiculitis
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Gonorrhea
Schistosomiasis
Tuberculosis
Flariasis ( endemic)
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Contents of spermatic cord
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Ductus deferens
Cremasteric Muscle and fascia
Panpiniform plexus of veins
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Hydrocele is
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accumulation of serous fluid in the tunica vaginalis.
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Causes of Hydrocele are
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idiopathic, patent processes vaginalis, secondary tumors and inflammations of testes and epididmysis
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Hydrocele is when the
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processus vaginalis does not close, or closes after fluid from the abdomen has become trapped in the scrotal cavity,
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A Hydrocele occurs
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when the processus vaginalis fails to close
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Transillumination test is tested by
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holding a light behind the scrotum one can easily determine whether the mass is cystic or solid
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Transillumination test is positive
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light shines through (mass is cystic)
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Transillumination test is negative
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solid tumor is present (light blocked by mass)
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Varicocele is
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Varicosity of the veins of the pampiniform plexus in the
spermatic cord
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Varicocele is causes
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infertility (number 1 cause)
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Cause of Varicocele
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idiopathic (mostly in left testis)
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Secondary cause of Varicocele
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pressure on the spermatic vein by enlarged organ or tumor in the left kidney
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Varicocele is made up of
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veins that contain inadequate valves. seen as a tortuous mass on the surface of the scrotum
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Chylocele is
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accumulation of lymph
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Hematocele is caused by a
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hemorrhage into the hydrocele
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Hematocele may be caused by
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trauma
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Malignant tumors may cause
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Hematocele
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Hemorrhagic diathesis may cause
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hematocele
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Torsion of testis may cause
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hematocele
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A spermatocele is a
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cyst-like mass that forms within the epididymis.
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A spermatocele is usually
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filled with fluid and dead sperm cells
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Torsion disturbance of the testis is
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twisting of the spermatic cord cutting the venous drainage and the arterial blood supply
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Torsion disturbance of the testis is caused by
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violent movement or trauma
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With prompt diagnosis and treatment of testicular torsion the testicle
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can be saved in high number of cases
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Testicular torsion is an emergency that requires
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emergency surgery
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Treatment of testicular torsion
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if within 6 hours there is an excellent chance of saving the testicle
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Treatment of testicular torsion within 12 hours
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the success rate drops to 70%
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Treatment of testicular torsion within 24 hours
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the success rate drops to 20%
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After 24 hours the treatment of testicular torsion
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success rate approaches 0%
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Once the testicle is dead it must be
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removed to prevent gangrenous infection
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A doppler ultrasound scan of the scrotum is nearly 100% accurate at detecting
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testicular torsion
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Torsion imaging identifies
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the absence of blood flow in the twisted testicle, which distinguishes the condition from epididymitis.
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Epididymitis is characterized by
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large amount of blood flow
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Torsion disturbance of the testis is prevalent in
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patients 1 year of life to 12-18 year olds
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Torsion disturbance of the testis will present with
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no fever or pyuria
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Torsion disturbance of the testis is is characterized by
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testis being high in the scrotum
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Torsion disturbance of the testis onset is
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Sudden
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Torsion disturbance of the testis Prehn's Sign is
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Negative
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Torsion disturbance of the testis could be caused by
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previous exercise or heavy lifting
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Torsion disturbance of the testis patient presents with
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nausea, vomiting, and blood in semen
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Epididymitis is prevalent in
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sexually active men
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Epididymitis will present with
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fever, pyuria
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Epididymitis position of testis is
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normal
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Epididymitis onset is
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gradual
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Epididymitis is relieved by
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elevation of testis
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Epididymitis (Prehn's Sign) is
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positive
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Epididymitis pain is
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superior-posterior-laterally
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Epididymitis is commonly diagnosed as
Definition
testicular torsion
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Orchitis is
Definition
inflammation of the testes
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causes of orchitis
Definition
Trauma
Viral infection-Mumps
Bacterial: gonococcal
Non specific
Tuberculosis
Syphilis
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Testicular Atrophy is
Definition
fibrous replacement of the tubules
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Causes of testicular atrophy
Definition
Atherosclerosis
Severe malnutrition
Hypothyroidism
Hypopituitarism
Liver cirrhosis
Prolonged estrogen therapy
Ionizing radiation
Obstruction of ductus epididymis
Cryptorchidism
Agenesis ( Klinefelter’s syndrome)
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Causes of mass within the scrotum
Definition
Enlarged testes
Cystic swellings
Indirect inguinal hernia
tumors
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Causes of enlarged testes
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orchitis and tumors
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Interstitial Leydig cell tumor
Definition
Small brown encapsulated tumor within the testicular substance
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Interstitial Leydig cell tumor will cause
Definition
decreased production of testosterone and increased amounts of estrogen causing (gynecomastia)
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Effect of Interstitial Leydig cell tumor
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Sexual precocity
Feminization: gynecomastia, impotence and testicular atrophy.
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gynecomastia is
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male starting to inherit female traits
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Sertoli cell tumor is
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Very rare , usually benign ( rarely malignant)
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Other benign tumors include
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Benign Teratoma Leiomyoma, Fibroma and Lipoma.
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Seminoma is
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the most common testicular tumor (malignant)
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Seminoma affects the
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germ cells of the seminiferrous tubules
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In Seminoma the testes
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diffusely enlarge and is replaced by homogenous tumor mass
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Direct infiltration of Seminoma affects
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the epididymis and spermatic cord
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Lymph spread of Seminoma is to the
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lumbar, para-aortic and mediastenial lymph nodes
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Blood spread of Seminoma is to
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the lung liver and bone
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Seminoma effects the testes by
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enlargement
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Seminoma causes excess of
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chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG)
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Germ cell tumor Seminoma is in
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3rd decade
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Seminoma is present with
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self-identified mass
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Embryonal carcinoma is a
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malignant germ cell tumor
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Embryonal carcinoma is the
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second most common germ cell tumor,20%-30%.
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Embryonal carcinoma presenting conditions often include
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pain or metastasis
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Embryonal carcinoma causes increase of
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serum hCG
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Endodermal sinus tumor /Yolk sac tumor peak incidence is
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infancy and early childhood
(most common tumor in this age group)
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Endodermal sinus tumor /Yolk sac tumor causes increase in
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serum alpha feto protein
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Symtom of testicular cancer
Definition
A pain, lump, enlargement, collection of fluid, in either testicle
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Cancer generally only affects only
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one testicle
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Risk factors of Testicular Cancer are
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cryptorchidism (undescended testicle)
abnormal testicle development
family history (age, race)
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Abnormal testicle development is
Definition
Klinefelter's syndrome
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sperm production begins in the
Definition
seminiferous tubles
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the production of testosterone in the interstitial cells is stimulated by
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inhibin
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sperm final maturation occurs in the
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epididymis
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specifically where are sperm cells formed in the testes
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within the seminiferous tubules
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during spermatogenesis which stage is first to be haploid in the the chromosomes
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secondary spermatocytes
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what secrete fructose and prostoglandin
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seminal vesicle
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which favors spermatozoa development
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34 degrees c
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inferior to urinary bladder
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prostate
Term
source of male of androgen testosterone
Definition
interstitial
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the testies decend normally
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at birth
Term
cells are present at age 5
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spermatogonia
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Acrocome
Definition
lyzosome like enzymes
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Ampulla is
Definition
the end of the vas deferens iwth a dilated sac
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function of prostate
Definition
secretion of alkaline mucus
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Infertility could develop when the sperm cells display
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a count of less than 20 million
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urethra passes through the
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corpra spongiosum
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prostate converts testosterone to
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dihydrotestosterone (DST) by 5 alpha reductase stimulating hypertrophy or hyperplasia
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transilumination is positive shows
Definition
hydrocele
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