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Andrology (from Ancient Greek: ἀνήρ, anēr, genitive ἀνδρός, andros 'man' and -λογία, -logia) is a name for 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.
This category reflects the organization of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision. Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes Q53-Q56 within Chapter XVII: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities should be included in this category.
Examples of functional problems of the reproductive system include: Impotence - The inability of a male to produce or maintain an erection. Hypogonadism - A lack of function of the gonads, in regards to either hormones or gamete production. Ectopic pregnancy - When a fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall.
A male genital disease is a condition that affects the male reproductive system. The human male genitals consist of testicles and epididymides , ductus deferentes , seminal vesicles and ejaculatory ducts , prostate , bulbourethral glands , and penis .
Once digestive and muscle concerns are ruled out as a cause of pain in male individuals, evaluation with a urologist may be beneficial to diagnose the cause of discomfort, says Alisha Goodrum, M.D ...
It affects 1 in 20,000 to 64,000 XY (karyotypically male) births. The condition results in the partial or complete inability of cells to respond to androgens. [2] This unresponsiveness can impair or prevent the development of male genitals, as well as impairing or preventing the development of male secondary sexual characteristics at puberty ...
Ferst recalls her male OB-GYN asking her to bring in her partner at the time, who was a male, and her parents to talk about whether she could get sterilized. “I was shocked by that,” she said.
Usually, affected men show no symptoms, although they may have smaller testes. Men with this condition may exhibit azoospermia (no sperm production), oligozoospermia (small number of sperm production), or they may produce abnormally shaped sperm (teratozoospermia). [22] This case of infertility occurs during the development of gametes in the male.