Question

Describe one potentially serious reproductive health illness facing males and one potentially serious reproductive health illness facing females.

Answer 1

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer that affect the men. The prostate is a small walnut-shaped gland in men, located below the bladder which produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Prostate cancer occurs when abnormal cells develop in the prostate and lead to symptoms such as trouble urinating, decreased force in the stream of urine, erectile dysfunction, blood in semen etc. The causes are unknown but factors like age and obesity can contribute to the development of this cancer. The abnormal cells can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.

Endometriosis is an often painful disorder that affects women. It is a disorder in which tissue (the endometrium) that normally lines the inside of your uterus grows outside it. Endometriosis might involve ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis. Irritations of the surrounding tissue can develop scar tissue and adhesions (bands of fibrous tissue) that can cause pelvic tissues and organs to stick to each other. The main problem which appears as a consequence of endometriosis is infertility. The food thing is that there are effective treatments.