His and Her Health

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antiestrogens. Tamoxifen blocks the effects of the hormone estrogen in the body. It is used to prevent or delay the return of breast cancer or to control its spread.

A procedure to detect changes in the testicles by rolling them between the fingers and thumbs of both hands to check for any lumps.

The male hormone that is essential for sperm production and the development of male characteristics, including muscle mass and strength, fat distribution, bone mass and sex drive.

A surgical procedure in which the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries are removed through an incision (cut) in the abdomen.

A surgical procedure that involves the removal of the bladder, the lower part of the colon, the rectum, the female reproductive organs and sometimes the vagina. It is a radical surgery that usually is done only when cancer has spread within the pelvis.

Ultrasound uses sound waves to create images in internal organs. During a transvaginal ultrasound, a probe inserted into the vagina releases sound waves that echo off the tissue of the pelvic organs.

An infection that most often occurs in a woman’s vagina. A man also can get the infection in the urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body), as well as in the prostate. It is caused by a tiny single-celled organism known as a "protozoa."

A mass of tissue that forms when cells abnormally divide. Tumors can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).