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Give a description of two reproductive disorders, including their similarities and differences. Then explain how the factor(age, gender, genectis, behavior) you selected might impact the diagnosis of treatment for the reproductive disorders.
Description | Ovarian cancer | Prostate cancer |
Definition | Cancerous growth in the ovary | Cancerous growth in the prostate |
Symptoms | Pelvic pain, Back pain, indigestion, feeling full while eating, more frequent and urgent urination, painful intercourse, constipation , nausea, weight loss, breathlessness, tiredness and loss of appetite. | Frequent urge to urinate, difficult urination, blood in urinate, painful urination, difficulty in erection, leg weakness, urinary and fecal incontinence. |
Causes | Family history, age over 63 years, reproductive history, using birth control pills, infertility treatments, breast cancer, hormone therapy, obesity, gynecological surgery and endometriosis | Prostate specific antigen, age over 50 years, north America, Europe, Australia, genetic factors, diet high in red meat or high fat diary products, NSAIDS and obesity. |
Diagnosis | Blood test, ultrasound, MRI, laparoscopy, colonoscopy, abdominal fluid aspiration and biopsy | Digital rectal examination, biomarker test, ultrasound scan, biopsy, MRI and CT scan. |
Treatment | Surgery- salpingo-oophorectomy, hysterectomy, lymph nodes dissection, cytoreductive or debunking surgery, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and radiation therapy. | Radical prostatectomy, brachytherapy, conformal radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, Androgen deprivation therapy |