Information about the Reproductive System
| Name | Alt. Name |
| acute epididymitis | epididymitis, epididymo-orchitis |
| acute prostatitis | acute bacterial prostatitis, infection of the prostate gland, prostate gland infection |
| aging changes in organs, tissues and cells | |
| aging of the female reproductive system | |
| aging of the male reproductive system | |
| amenorrhea | absence of menstrual periods, missed menstrual periods |
| anal discomfort | |
| artificial insemination | |
| bacterial vaginosis | Corynebacterium vaginale vaginitis, Gardnerella vaginalis vaginitis, nonspecific vaginitis |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia | benign prostatic hypertrophy, BPH, enlarged prostate, prostatism |
| birth control | birth control, family planning, prevention of pregnancy |
| blood in the semen | |
| blood in the urine | hematuria |
| breast self-examination | breast self-exam, BSE |
| cancer of the cervix | cervical cancer, cervical carcinoma, cervical tumor |
| cancer of the uterus | cancer of the endometrium, endometrial cancer, uterine cancer |
| carcinoma in situ | |
| cervical dysplasia | cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), precancerous changes of the cervix |
| cervical polyp | |
| chlamydia infection in females | |
| chlamydia infection in males | |
| chronic epididymitis | |
| chronic prostatitis | chronic bacterial prostatitis |
| complementary therapies for menopausal symptoms | homeopathic remedies for menopause |
| DES exposure in utero | diethylstilbestrol exposure in the womb |
| drug-induced erectile dysfunction | drugs that may cause impotence, medications that may cause erectile dysfunction |
| dyspareunia | pain with intercourse, painful sexual intercourse |
| emergency contraception | emergency birth control, postcoital contraception |
| emotional aspects of abortion | |
| endometriosis | |
| erectile dysfunction | impotence |
| false labor | Braxton Hicks contractions, latent phase, prelabor, prodromal labor |
| genital herpes | |
| genital injuries in females | injury to the genitals, straddle injury, vaginal injuries, vulvar injuries |
| genital injury in males | injury to the genitals, injury to the testicles, penile injury, straddle injury |
| genital irritation in females | |
| gonococcal infections | gonorrhea |
| gonorrhea in females | |
| gonorrhea in males | gonococcal urethritis |
| hormone replacement therapy | ERT, estrogen replacement therapy, HRT |
| human papillomavirus infection in females | genital HPV, venereal wart infection |
| hydrocele | processus vaginalis |
| hypogonadism | |
| hysterectomy, abdominal | |
| hysterosalpingogram | HSG, hysterosalpingography |
| hysteroscopy for abnormal vaginal bleeding | |
| hysteroscopy for intrauterine defect | |
| hysteroscopy, diagnostic for infertility | |
| in vitro fertilization | ART, assisted reproductive technology, IVF |
| incompetent cervix | cervical incompetence |
| inflatable artificial sphincter | artificial urinary sphincter |
| intrauterine device | IUD |
| Kegel exercises for women | incontinence exercises, pelvic floor muscle exercises, pelvic muscle strengthening exercises |
| LEEP | large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ), loop excision of the transformation zone (LETZ) |
| male infertility | infertility due to male factors |
| meatal stenosis | urethral meatal stenosis |
| menopause | change of life, climacteric |
| menstrual cramps | dysmenorrhea |
| menstruation | menarche, menses, period |
| non-bacterial prostatitis | prostatitis, non-bacterial, prostatodynia |
| ovarian cancer | |
| ovarian cysts | |
| over-the-counter birth control | over-the-counter contraception |
| paraphimosis | |
| pelvic exam | pelvic examination |
| pelvic inflammatory disease | PID, salpingitis, salpingo-oophoritis |
| penile implant | penile prosthesis |
| perimenopause | premenopause |
| Peyronie's disease | |
| polycystic ovarian syndrome | hyperandrogenic chronic anovulation, polycystic ovarian disorder, Stein-Leventhal syndrome |
| postmenopause | change of life |
| precocious puberty | sexual precocity |
| premature ejaculation | |
| premenstrual syndrome | late luteal phase dysphoric disorder (LLPDD), PMS, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PDD), premenstrual tension, premenstrual tension syndrome |
| progestin implant | |
| progestin injections | |
| prostate cancer | adenocarcinoma of the prostate |
| puberty and adolescence | pubescence, sexual maturation |
| radical prostatectomy | radical perineal prostatectomy, radical retropubic prostatectomy |
| rape | sexual abuse, sexual assault |
| retrograde ejaculation | |
| safer sex | safe sex |
| salpingitis | |
| scrotal mass | |
| second trimester of pregnancy | middle prenatal period |
| selective estrogen receptors | designer estrogens, SERMs |
| sexual dysfunction in women | decreased sex drive, decreased sexual desire, diminished libido, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, inhibited sexual desire, lost interest in sex |
| sexually transmitted disease | STD, VD, venereal disease |
| simple prostatectomy | open procedure for an enlarged prostate gland, simple prostatectomy for BPH |
| spermicides | |
| syphilis | |
| testicular cancer | germ cell cancer of the testicle, seminoma |
| testicular feminization | complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, male pseudohermaphroditism |
| testicular torsion | torsion of the spermatic cord, torsion of the testicle |
| toxic shock syndrome | TSS |
| transurethral resection of the prostate | TURP |
| trichomoniasis | |
| undescended testicle | cryptorchidism |
| uterine fibroids | fibromyoma, leiomyoma, myoma |
| uterine prolapse | pelvic floor hernia, pelvic support relaxation, procidentia, prolapsed uterus, pudendal hernia |
| vaginal bleeding between periods | intermenstrual bleeding, metrorrhagia, spotting |
| vaginal discharge | discharge from the vagina |
| vaginal dryness | |
| vaginal hysterectomy assisted with laparoscopy | |
| vaginal hysterectomy for uterine fibroids | |
| vaginal hysterectomy for uterine prolapse | |
| vaginismus | vaginal muscle spasms |
| vaginitis | vaginal infection, vaginal inflammation, vulvovaginitis |
| varicocele | |
| vasectomy | |
| vulvodynia | chronic essential vulvar pain, essential vulvodynia, pudendal neuralgia |