test 52- disorders of the reproductive system

Question 1

i’d like you to go for a mammogram,

Answer 1

which is a simple X-ray of the breast.

Question 2

i’m going to remove the tumour

Answer 2

together with a small area of the surrounding tissue.

Question 3

i feel the heavy periods and discomfort which you’re experiencing

Answer 3

are being caused by several large fibroids.

Question 4

the ligaments that hold the uterus in place have come rather stretched,

Answer 4

so the uterus has dropped a bit.

Question 5

after the hysterectomy operation you can expect

Answer 5

to make a good recovery within five or six weeks.

Question 6

i’m going to use a laparoscope which is a very thin flexible viewing tube

Answer 6

to examine the abdominal cavity.

Question 7

quite a bit fluid has accumulated around the testis and

Answer 7

i feel we should try to draw it out.

Question 8

the ultrasound scan has confirmed that

Answer 8

there is cancer of the right testicle.

Question 9

it’s quite common to find that the prostate gland

Answer 9

has enlarged in men over the age of fifty.

Question 10

the pain you’ve been experiencing on urination is

Answer 10

due to a rather serious bacterial infection of the urethra.

Question 11

i’d like to start you on a course of acyclovir for genital herpes but aspirin and warm salty baths

Answer 11

should provide some relief from the pain and discomfort.

Question 12

as you’ve been trying to conceive for some time now

Answer 12

i think we should carry out tests to confirm that you are ovulating.