Effects of Aging on The Reproductive System

Men Women
Benign prostatic enlargement is common after Menopause is the most common age-related
50 years of age that blocks urine flow through change.
the prostatic urethra.
Prostate cancer is more common. Cancers of the breast, the cervix, and the
ovaries increase between 50 and 65 years of
age.
Less than 15% of men age 60 or under By the age of 50, the amount of estrogen and
experience abnormal erectile dysfunction. progesterone produced by the ovaries has
decreased.
The incidence of breast cancer is greatest
between 45 and 65 years of age and greater
with family history.

Diseases and Disorders: Reproductive System

1. Infectious Diseases
a. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
a. Nongonococcal urethritis
b. Trichomoniasis
c. Gonorrhea
d. Genital herpes
e. Genital warts
f. Syphilis
g. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Genetics

Chromosomes
o Human Karyotype: 46 chromosomes in 23 pairs.
o Males: XY sex chromosomes, females: XX sex chromosomes
 Genes
o Inheritance of Sex
o Dominant and Recessive Genes
o Inheritance of a Recessive Trait: Albinism
o Inheritance of an X-Linked Trait: Hemophilia
o Other Types of Gene Expression
Genetic Disorders
o Mutation
Genetic Counselling
o Pedigree
o Inheritance of a Polygenic Trait: Skin Color

Diseases and Disorders: Pregnancy

1. Ectopic pregnancy
2. Miscarriage
3. Placenta previa
4. Taxemia
5. Teratogens
6. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
7. Infections
a. Rubella (German Measles)
b. Neontal gonorrheal ophthalmia
c. Chlamydial conjunctivitis
d. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)