Term |
Definition |
| Andropause |
A natural emotional and physical change that occurs with age caused by a decrease in male hormones. |
| Azoospermia |
The complete absence of sperm in the ejaculate. |
| Erectile Dysfunction |
The inability to develop or maintain a sufficient penile erection for satisfactory sexual performance. |
| Hypogonadism |
The medical term for a defect or lack of function of the gonads - these include the testes (and ovaries in women). The Gonads function is to produce hormones sperm (and eggs in women). |
| Impotence |
See Erectile Dysfunction definition above. |
| Male Birth Control |
Methods of birth control such as condoms and vasectomy, which are available to men. |
| Male Factor Infertility |
Inability for a man to produce children. |
| Male Infertility |
See Male Factor Infertility above. |
| Male Sterilization |
See Vasectomy below |
| No Scalpel, No Needle Vasectomy |
Unconventional method of performing a vasectomy which is less invasive and requires no stitches. |
| Peyronies Disease |
The development of plaque on the upper or lower side of the penis in layers containing erectile tissue. |
| Premature Ejaculation (P.E.) |
Is a lack of ejaculatory control which is disruptive to sexual intercourse. Also referred to as: rapid ejaculation, rapid climax, premature climax, or early ejaculation |
| Retrograde Ejaculation |
Occurs when sperm is directed into the bladder rather than being directed through the urethra into the semen. |
| Semen Analysis |
A test conduct on semen to determine sperm quality. |
| Sperm Bank |
The process of freezing and preserving a man's semen for future use. |
| Sperm Count |
A measurement of how many million sperm there are in each milliliter of fluid. Also known as sperm concentration. |
| Sperm Washing |
A process that removes: debris, white blood cells, and prostaglandins, and dead sperm. This process concentrates the sperm into a small volume that can easily be handled by the uterus. This process is used to prepare sperm for an intrauterine insemination (IUI). |
| Varicocele Surgery |
See Varicocelectomy below. |
| Varicocelectomy |
An outpatient surgical correction of varicocele. |
| Varicocele |
a dilated (enlarged) group of veins in the scrotum. |
| Varicoceles |
See Varicocele above. |
| Vasectomy |
A minor surgical procedure which involves the severing and blocking of a man's vas deferens inorder to prevent sperm from entering the seminal stream (ejaculate). |
| Vasectomy Reversal |
Generally involves reconnecting the two ends of the vas deferens that were cut during the vasectomy. |
| Zero Sperm Count |
See Azoospermia above. |
