reproductive system disease

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Introduction
Genetic and congenital abnormalities
- In the male
- In the female
- Intersexuality
Functional genital disorders
- Affecting both male and female systems
  - Delayed puberty
  - Precocious puberty
  - Infertility
- Affecting the female system
  - Dysmenorrhea
  - Menorrhagia
  - Metrorrhagia
  - Amenorrhea
  - Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- Affecting the male system
  - Impotence
  - Priapism
Sexually transmitted diseases
- Syphilis
- Gonorrhea
- Nongonococcal urethritis
- Genital herpes
- Chancroid
- Lymphogranuloma venereum
- Genital warts
- Granuloma inguinale
- Candidiasis
- Trichomoniasis
Other infections affecting the reproductive system
- Puerperal infection
- Tuberculosis
- Inflammatory conditions
Structural changes of unknown causes
- In the female: endometriosis
- In the male: benign prostatic hyperplasia
Tumours
- In the male
  - Tumours of the external genitalia
  - Testicular cancer
  - Prostate cancer
- In the female
  - Vulvar cancer
  - Cervical cancer
  - Uterine fibroids
  - Uterine and ovarian cancer

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