Cigarette smoking causes cancer Many people don’t realize that smoking also causes other cancers, not just lung cancer. The toxic chemicals in the smoke not only affect the smokers but also non-smokers in the vicinity of smokers. Not surprisingly cigarette smoking also affects urinary tract. It is well known now that smoking is a leading […]
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Medical details of the human male reproductive system and how it works.
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Testes and Scrotum
September 26, 2013
Testes and Scrotum The testes are important parts of male reproductive system. They are two oval organs located between upper thighs in a skin pouch called scrotum. In the unborn child the testes develop in the abdomen and then descend to their permanent position about 3 months before birth. The testicular temperature is about 3-40 […]
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Testes and Scrotum
September 24, 2013
Diseases of the testis Anything (pain, redness or swelling) that appears in the testis and scrotum region should be investigated at the earliest opportunity. Acute Epididymitis: Inflammation of epididymis. It produces swelling, pain and tenderness in the testis and epididymis. There may be associated with discharge from the penis and blood in the semen. The […]
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Testes and Scrotum
September 16, 2013
It is well known that naturally occurring antibodies to eggs and sperm can cause problems with fertility. The antibodies bind to the proteins (antigens) on the sperm’s head, midpiece or tail.
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Testes and Scrotum
September 3, 2013
What is testicular cancer? Majority (more than 95%) of testicular cancers arise from germ cells which are precursors of sperm. They are called as germ cell tumours (GCTs). Germ cells line the tiny tubes (tubules – also called as seminiferous tubules) and undergo a series of proliferation and differentiation to become sperm. The GCTs are commonly […]
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