Sentences with phrase «male urethra»

This is more common in males than females due to the very small opening of the male urethra.

The researchers examined mucosal fibroblasts from the cervix, uterus, foreskin, male urethra, and intestines — all portals of HIV entry.

Meanwhile, the occurance of undescended testicles and abnormally developed male urethras are also thought to be increasing.

Not exact matches

Another study found that male babies born from mothers who drank soy milk while pregnant, had more frequent occurrence of hypospadias (a birth defect where the urethra is positioned on the underside of the penis).

(B) The wild type male reproductive tract consists of a pair of oval - shape testes (white arrow head) attached to the epididymis (white arrow), seminal vesicle (yellow arrowhead), and urethra (yellow arrow).

These glands produce a fluid that helps lubricate the female urethra, and are thought to have some of the same components as the male prostate.

Blame our hormones (of course) and our urethras (which are shorter than the male version, so they give bacteria a fast lane to the bladder), and then call the doc.

Samples obtained in these ways are adequate for routine testing, but evaluation of the sample has to be done in light of the fact that the final product is not necessarily what started out in the bladder since the urine passed through other locations (the prostatic urethra and the penis in a male, or the urethra and vulva in a female) along its way out.

Male cats are more prone to obstruction than female cats.1 When the urethra becomes partially or completely blocked, urine is unable to drain from the bladder, resulting in fluid, electrolyte, and acid — base abnormalities.2 Feline urethral obstruction is a relatively common condition, accounting for up to 10 % of feline cases presented to small animal referral and emergency clinics.3, 4

The urethra is longer and narrower in male cats than in female cats; therefore, male cats are more likely to develop an obstruction.

Male cats have longer, narrower urethras than females and are therefore more likely to develop urinary tract blockages.

Males have a penis and testicles as part of their reproductive system (the urethra therefore also slightly changes their anatomical position).

For the most part, male cats are the ones who can be in life and death situations when the stones block the urethra.

Obstruction of the urethra in male cats — If you see your male cat straining and nothing is coming out, take him to a vet right away this is very serious.

Mucus, crystals and even tiny bladder stones can clump together to form an actual plug in the narrow male cat urethra.

Female cats are more susceptible because their urethra (the tube that leads from the bladder to the outside of the body) is shorter than that of males, making it easier for bacteria to ascend to the bladder.

Cystoscopy is challenging in male cats (due to the very small urethra) but can be done with a very small scope or by accessing the bladder with a small surgical procedure and then the urethra is visualized through the bladder.

Male cats are more prone to urethral blockage due to their narrow urethras which is the tube that carries the urine from the bladder.

The male reproductive system in a dog is made up of the scrotum, testicles, epididymides, deferent ducts, spermatic cords, prostate, penis and urethra.

Male cats may become obstructed if the narrow urethra is plugged with blood, mucus, or crystals.

In male cats crystals may plug the urethra, which can become a life - threatening condition because it prevents the cat from urinating.

Male dogs are more prone to stone problems than females, because their narrow urethrae are more easily obstructed.

Stones occur more in males than females because of the male anatomy: the urethra in the male is small and can easily become obstructed by a stone.

In the male dog, a bone called the «os penis» is located in the penis, surrounding the urethra.

Bladder infections can be terribly painful and lead to bladder stone formation - these stones can cause pain when attempting to urinate, can get stuck in the urethra (especially in male cats), and need to be surgically removed.

There is not a lot of difference in urethra length in male cats vs females.

Female dogs get more infections because their urethras are shorter than in males.

In male cats, the urethra may become blocked by small particles so they are unable to urinate at all.

Particularly in male cats, the urethra is very narrow, which makes it prone to obstruction.

Anatomically, the prostate is a bilobed gland in the male dog that encircles the urethra, or the tubular structure that leaves the bladder carrying urine.

In some cases — especially in male cats as they have a much longer and more narrow urethra than females — an obstruction occurs, which can lead to extreme discomfort and eventual damage to the kidneys; it could even lead to rupture of the urinary bladder, if the problem is not treated immediately.

There is another common area for stones to lodge in the urethra of male dogs.

Females have a wider and shorter urethra than males and are affected by UTIs more often.

Urinary tract problems can be very serious, especially in male cats because their urethra (the tube that empties urine from their bladder) is narrow and is more easily plugged than a female's wider urethra.

Since there is no vagina to use in the male, the ductus deferens are tacked down to compress the urethra.

This surgery works best in male cats that have a very narrow portion of urethra near the tip of their penis but in which the remainder of the urethra is adequately wide.

In male dogs, a bone called the «os penis» is located in the penis, surrounding the urethra.

Towards the end of the urethra male dogs have a boney structure that surrounds the urethra.

Mucus, crystals and tiny bladder stones can clump together to form an actual plug in the narrow and twisting male cat urethra.

Because cats are so small, this is only possible in female cats; the male cat's urethra is simply too small for a cystoscope.

Laser lithotripsy requires the cystoscope laser to be in contact with the stone so, again, the cat must be female; the male cat's urethra is too small for a cystoscope.

Females are more likely to develop UTIs than males as bacteria are much more easily able to enter their urinary tract systems through their much wider and shorter urethras.

Male cats are at a higher risk for blocking, because they have a narrower urethra than females, and a blockage can quickly become a life - threatening condition.

Male cats almost always have FLUTD - crystals that build up and irritate their urinary tract and have the potential to totally block his urethra creating a life - threatening situation.

But in male cats, a urinary tract problem can easily become life - threatening due to the narrowness of their urethra, which can easily become blocked.

Male cats are generally not good candidates for the procedure due to their small urethras.

Since the anus of the cat is located directly above the urethral opening (in both males and females), this gives feces and bacteria an easy opportunity to collect and colonize in the urethra and bladder.

This is a condition in which a cat, usually a male, is unable to urinate due to a blockage in the urethra (the tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside environment).

Minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, etc.,) are building blocks of crystals / stones which can obstruct the ureter or the urethra — especially in male cats since their urethra is longer and narrower than a female's urethra.

Males can experience an obstruction in their urethras which prevents urination.