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    Conventional castration comprises separate longitudinal incision over each testis, occlusion and transection of spermatic cords and removal of testicles. The scrotal incisions are left unsutured (Stubbs, 1998; Boothe, 2003 and Tobias, 2010). Closed and open castration techniques are performed in cats. Methods to occlude the spermatic cords are; performing square knots with the spermatic cord over

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    However, we proposed two theories. One might be that when a varicocele is established, it causes stress to the affected testicle leading to secretion or over-secretion of IGF-I by the testicle. Second might be that when varicocele develops, it causes stress to endothelial cells of varicose spermatic veins leading to secretion of a mediator that stimulates the affected testicle to secrete IGF-I in a retrograde manner. Besides, the role of IGF-I in semen quality was not clear in our study. Considering

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    Alina Palmer Loprinzi Period 1 12/25/2014 Explain one strength and one limitation of the biological perspective. The biological perspective is a way of looking at psychological topics by studying the physical, not mental, aspect of animal and human behavior. This perspective has both strengths and weaknesses. A strength to this perspective would be it’s medical relevance and scientific view. A French doctor encountered a case where a man lost his ability to speak coherently after a head injury.

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    However, the benefit is not without risks, the most commonly known negative effects of AAS are most often an increase in sexual drive, more body hair, increasingly aggressive behavior and acne occurrences. The continuous use of androgenic-anabolic steroids holds an even more serious side effect on the user in the long run; it fastens the production of erythropoietin synthesis and stimulates bone formation as well as red cell production but inhibits bone breakdown. Thus making an individual stronger

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    proportionately bigger testicles than men Bizarre research strikes again Scientists from Blightly Oxford Brooke’s University along with the Bristol Zoological Society and the German Primate Centre didn’t know they would deliver such a kick to humanity’s… ego when they embarked on their exploration of northern Madagascar. While examining the giant northern mouse lemurs inhabiting the island, they discovered that these small primates that weigh only 280g on average have testicles that are proportionately

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    body caused by testosterone which are anabolic and androgenic. Anabolic effects stimulate muscle growth, instant recovery from injury and thicker bones. Androgenic effects creates and develops masculine characteristics, including facial hairs, testicles, deeper voice and muscle mass. These effects still occur naturally in women but not in such large amounts as men. Men and women often

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    Prostate Hyperplasia

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    hereditary; an increase age of 50 and older and is more commonly found in African American men then white. Treatments for testicular cancer depend on type of cancer or malignant or non-malignant, and stage of cancer but may include removal of the testicle and nearby lymph nodes sometimes fallowed by radiation

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    internal and external structures. What are the external reproductive structures? Most of the male reproductive system is located outside of the man’s body. The external structures of the male reproductive system are the penis, the scrotum and the testicles. Penis The penis is the male organ for sexual intercourse. It has three parts: the root, which attaches to the wall of the abdomen; the body, or

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    “Pins” and “codpiece” (as implication of “testicles”) are considered “substitutive,” for the “codpiece” attire may symbolize a replacement of the man’s body and “pins” an “appropriation of the phallus,” masculinizing and eroticizing the female body – in this case, Julia – yet undermining male’s masculinity

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    Ways Women Get Pregnant

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    the most common way is were the sperm makes a journey between the bodies of a man and woman during unprotected sexual intercourse. The sperm’s journey starts at the testicles, which start producing sperm at the start of puberty. When a man ejaculates during sexual intercourse around 250 million sperm cells that are stored in the testicles get pushed through the tube, vas deferens and then are mixed with fluids from the the prostate gland and seminal vesicle. Then all of the combined fluids pass the

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