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Impotence causes

PLANE:
Psychogenic: performance anxiety
Libido: decreased with androgen deficiency, drugs
Autonomic neuropathy: impede blood flow redirection
Nitric oxide deficiency: impaired synthesis, decreased blood pressure
Erectile reserve: can't maintain an erection
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---Ben Beckwith University of Queensland, Australia

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): complications

I FACE PID:
Infertility
Fitz-Hugh-Curitis syndrome
Abscesses
Chronic pelvic pain
Ectopic pregnancy
Peritonitis
Intestinal obstruction
Disseminated: sepsis, endocarditis, arthritis, meninigitis
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---Lum

Post-partum haemmorrage (PPH): risk factors

PARTUM:
Polyhydroamnios/ Prolonged labour/ Previous cesarian
APH/ ANTH
Recent bleeding history
Twins
Uterine fibroids
Multiparity
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---Nathan Sachdev University of New South Wales, Sydney

Scrotum layers

"Some Days Eddie Can Irritate People Very Thourougly":
Skin
Dartos layer
External spermatic fascia
Cremaster muscle
Internal spermatic fascia
Parietal tunica vaginalis
Visceral tunica vaginalis
Tunica albuginea
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---Eddie Amores Columbia University

Woffian duct (mesonephric duct) derivatives.

Gardener's SEED:
· Female:
Gartner's duct, cyst
· Male:
Seminal vesicles
Epididymis
Ejaculatory duct
Ductus deferens
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---Anonymous Contributor

Trichomaniasis: features

· 5 F's:
Flagella
Frothy discharge
Fishy odor (sometimes)
Fornication (STD)
Flagyl (metronidazole) Rx
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---Rinku Uberoi

DNA probes available for prenatal diagnosis

"ABCDEFGH Probes":
Alpha globin probe: alpha thalassaemia, polycystic kidney
Alpha 1 AT probe: alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency
Beta globin probe: beta thalassaemia, sickle cell anaemia
CFTCR probe: cystic fibrosis
Dystrophin probe: Duchenne's modystrophy
Enormous CAG repeat probe: Huntington's disease
Factor VIII probe: haemophilia A
GH probe: growth hormone deficiency
Hemochromatosis probe: hemochromatosis
PAH probe: phenylketonuria
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---Mohsin Maqbool BVH, Bahawalpur

Sexual response cycle

EXPLORE:
EXcitement
PLateau
Orgasmic
REsolution
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---Ding Cheng Hoe (MS2) International Medical University, Malaysia

LH vs FSH: function in male

LH: Leydig cells stimulated to produce testosterone.
FSH: Spermatogenesis stimulated.
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---Dr. Atif Farooq Khawaja Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan

Parity abbreviations (ie: G 3, P 2012)

"To Peace And Love":
T: of Term pregnancies
P: of Premature births
A: of Abortions (spontaneous or elective)
L: of Live births
· Describes the outcomes of the total number of pregnancies (Gravida).
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---Megan Duffy Medical student, AZCOM