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Genital Health - Male
The male genitals are both exterior and interior to the body. They are part of the male reproductive system. The exterior ones include the penis, the scrotum and the testes. They are part of many systems of the body. For instance the testes not only produce the sperm that is part of reproduction (Read about "Reproductive Health") but they also produce hormones that are part of the endocrine system. (Read about "Endocrine System")
The scrotum is a sack that holds the testes. The scrotum expands and contracts based on temperature. Sperm is best produced at a lower temperature than the normal body temperature.
The penis has a pair of chambers that contain spongy material that fill with blood during an erection. The penis provides an outlet for both semen and sperm and for urine via the urethra (Read about "The Urinary System"), which runs the length of the penis.
The internal parts of the male genitals include the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, ejaculatory ducts, prostate and bulbourethral (Cowper's) glands. Each of these plays a role in storing or transporting the sperm.
The links below will take you to information about a number of issues and conditions that can affect the male genitals.
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Acute prostatitis: see The Prostate Benign prostatic hypertrophy: see The Prostate Cancer, penile: see Penile Cancer Cancer, prostate: see The Prostate Cancer, testicular: see Testicular Cancer Chlamydia: see STD's Chronic prostatitis: see The Prostate Circumcision: see Circumcision Epididymitis: see Swollen Testicles and Scrotum Erectile dysfunction: see Erectile Dysfunction Genital warts: see STD's Gonorrhea: see STD's Hernia: see Hernia HPV: see STD's Human papillomavirus: see STD's Hydrocele: see Swollen Testicles and Scrotum Hypospadias: see Genitourinary Birth Defects Infertility: see Infertility Impotence: see Erectile Dysfunction Kidney stones: see Kidney Stones Klinefelter syndrome (XXY): see Klinefelter Syndrome Meatal stenosis and circumcision: see Circumcision Orchitis: see Swollen Testicles and Scrotum Paraphimosis and circumcision: see Circumcision Penile cancer: see Penile Cancer Peyronie's disease: see Peyronie's Disease Prostate: see The Prostate Reproductive health: see Reproductive Health Syphilis: see STD's Testicular cancer: see Testicular Cancer Trichomoniasis: see STD's Sexually transmitted diseases: see STD's Undescended testicle: see Genitourinary Birth Defects Urinary tract infections (UTI's): see Urinary Tract Infections Varicocele: see Swollen Testicles and Scrotum Warts: see STD's XXY: see Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) |
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