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0:00so let's take a look at some of the
0:01common diseases and disorders that could
0:04affect the male reproductive system and
0:06the very first one you have there is BPH
0:09BPH stands for benign prosthetic
0:12hypertrophy and this is non-malignant so
0:16this is going to be an enlargement or a
0:18growth of the prostate gland that
0:21doesn't have the ability to develop into
0:23cancer
0:24so non non-malignant enlargement of the
0:28prostate gland then you have
0:30epididymitis and again when you see itis
0:33you know that that's inflammation of the
0:35root word so this is simply inflammation
0:37of the epididymis moving down you have
0:41the term Ed which is erectile
0:43dysfunction or impotence and this is the
0:46inability to either achieve or maintain
0:49an erection very last one there is
0:52hydrocele hydrocele swelling and the
0:54scrotum that occurs when fluid collects
0:57surrounding the testicle very common in
1:00newborns uh and usually disappears on
1:03its own by the age of one we also see
1:06hydroceles in male puppies and same
1:09thing it will disappear by the first
1:11year of age prostate cancer most common
1:14form of cancer in men over 40 uh in the
1:18field as we start to discuss what it's
1:20like to work in the specialty of the
1:23male reproductive system which would
1:25actually be a urinologist uh what you
1:29will learn is patient education and
1:31being able to instruct male patients on
1:34how to self-examine the prostate
1:37so we have prostate cancer most common
1:40form of cancer in men over 40 and then
1:42at the bottom we have testicular cancer
1:44which is a malignant growth and one or
1:48both testicles more common in males that
1:50are younger look at the age they're 15
1:52to 30 years very aggressive and does
1:56have malignancy so this is cancer that
1:59could spread