Male Genital Disorders (Print Version)

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Male Genital Disorders

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malegenitaldisorders.html

Latest News

Interferon Injections May Improve Penile Curvature (10/21/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20788.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/20/2004)

Overviews

Male Reproductive System: Diseases, Disorders, Conditions, and Dysfunctions (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/male_reproductive_p4.html

Anatomy/Physiology

Testicular Cancer Resource Center (TCRC): Testicle Page (Testicular Cancer Resource Center) - http://tcrc.acor.org/testicle.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Genital Problems in Men (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/539.xml
How Is Penile Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_penile_cancer_diagnosed_35.asp
Testicular Pain: Causes? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00148
Testosterone Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/testosterone/test.html
Ultrasound of the Scrotum (Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/us-scrotal.htm

Treatment

Penile Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/penile/patient/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/pene/patient/

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Genital Diseases, Male (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D005832&recruiting;=true
ClinicalTrials.gov: Penile Diseases (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010409&recruiting;=true
ClinicalTrials.gov: Testicular Diseases (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D013733&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions

Asymmetrical Erection (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00600
Blood in Semen (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00311
Discolored Semen: What Does It Mean? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00779
Epididymitis and Orchitis (InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/9899.html
Guy's Guide to Testicular Injuries (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/guys/testicular_injuries.html
Known Health Effects for DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Sons (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/DES/consumers/about/effects_sons.html
Male Hypogonadism (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00300
Paraphimosis (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/646.xml
Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/e646.xml
Patient's Guide to Low Testosterone (Endocrine Society, Hormone Foundation) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZO7PDVDLC⊂_cat=57
Penile Trauma (American Urological Association) - http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=10&topic;=112
Penis Enlargement: Fulfillment or Fallacy? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MC00026
Peyronie's Disease (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/peyronie/index.htm
Priapism (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2900/2908.asp
Retrograde Ejaculation (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00648
Scrotal Masses (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00410
Sexual Impact of Penectomy (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Sexual_Impact_of_Penectomy_35.asp
Testicular Trauma (American Urological Association) - http://urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=10&topic;=135
Urethral Stricture (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00805
What Is Penile Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_penile_cancer_35.asp?
Yeast Infection in Men (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00172

Prevention/Screening

Can Penile Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_can_penile_cancer_be_prevented_35.asp?
What Are the Risk Factors for Penile Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_what_are_the_risk_factors_for_penile_cancer_35.asp?

Disease Management

Penile Cancer: What Happens After Treatment? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_happens_after_treatment_35.asp

Genetics

Genetics Home Reference: Androgen insensitivity syndrome (National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=androgeninsensitivitysyndrome
Genetics Home Reference: Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (National Library of Medicine) - http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=congenitalbilateralabsenceofvasdeferens

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Glossary for Testicular Cancer and Related Conditions (Testicular Cancer Resource Center) - http://tcrc.acor.org/dictionary.html

Directories

Find a Urologist (American Urological Association) - http://urologyhealth.org/find_urologist/

Organizations

American Foundation for Urologic Disease - http://www.afud.org/
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/

Statistics

What Are the Key Statistics about Penile Cancer? (American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_are_the_key_statistics_for_penile_cancer_35.asp?

Children

Ambiguous Genitalia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00750
Epispadias (American Urological Association) - http://www.urologyhealth.org/pediatric/index.cfm?cat=01&topic;=92
Genital Problems in Infants (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/536.xml
HydroceleTreatment for Children (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0200/0227.asp?index=4312
Hypospadias (American Urological Association) - http://www.urologyhealth.org/pediatric/index.cfm?cat=01&topic;=96
Meatal Stenosis (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSNULDDDC⊂_cat=319
Undescended Testicles (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/637.xml
Also available in Spanish - http://familydoctor.org/e637.xml

Teenagers

Is My Penis Normal? (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/guys/penis.html
Varicocele (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/guys/varicocele.html
Why Do I Need Testicular Exams? (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/guys/testicles.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Circumcision - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/circumcision.html
Erectile Dysfunction - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/erectiledysfunction.html
Testicular Cancer - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/testicularcancer.html
Men's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealth.html
Sexual Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexualhealth.html

Page last updated: 17 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 17 November 2004