The existence of piercings dates through history, with reports of Roman centurions wearing nipple rings in their breast plates as a sign of loyalty to their Emperor. In addition the Mayans pierced their tongues as part of spiritual rituals, while Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, is rumoured to have had his penis pierced. In recent times the prevalence of piercin...

This question could be asked about sex: the verb or sex: the noun. In noun form, sex (or sex assigned at birth) is a term used to describe physical or genetic markers ? more specifically, hormones, genes, and reproductive organs. Biologically speaking, it's a myth that there are only two sexes, male and female. All physical sex characteristics ? from genitals, to hormones, to chromosomes ? fall...

The birth of intersexed infants, babies born with genitals that are neither clearly male nor clearly female, has been documented throughout recorded time.' In the late twentieth century, medical technology has advanced to allow scientists to determine chromosomal and hormonal gender, which is typically taken to be the real, natural, biological gender, usually referred to as "sex."2 Nevertheless...

Urinary tract abnormalities are frequently detected during obstetrical ultrasonography (US). However, hypospadia is often missed on prenatal US, despite it being the most common congenital defect of the male external genitalia. The prenatal recognition of hypospadias is important because it will alert the physician to order karyotyping and to look for any possible associated dysmorphic syndrome...

Background Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and its severe variant, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), are acute inflammatory vesiculobullous reactions of the skin and mucous membranes of, for example, the ocular surface, oral cavity, and genitals. They are rare but often associated with inciting drugs. Cold medicines including non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and multi-ingredient col...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com and endemic throughout the world. The virus causes lifelong infection, and there is no cure, although treatment can reduce symptoms. After the first (primary) infection, HSV, like other herpes viruses, remains dormant (latent) in the body and can periodically reactivate and cause symptoms [2,3]. HSV infection causes recurring episodes of small, pain...

kept the sitting posture day and night, for lying down was' quite out of the question, and he dozed at night as he sat. Dr. Gayer, the Civil Surgeon, was so much taken up by the general appearance of the man, contrasted with the huge size of his abdomen, that he took a photographic view of him,?the genitals and lower extremities were as enormously swollen as the head, face aud arms were lean an...

Larvae, subimagoes, imagoes of both sexes and eggs of Thraulobaetodes cumminsorum Elouard & Hideux 1991 are described based on reared material from north-west of Zambia. Structure and development of genitals testify that Thraulobaetodes Elouard & Hideux 1991 belongs to Rhithrocloeoninae Kluge 2012. According to the newly suggested classification, Rhithrocloeoninae are divided into Thraulobaetod...

A conspicuous new species of praying mantid, Mythomantis serrata sp. nov., from the Malaysian part of Borneo is described and illustrated. A key to the three known species of the genus Mythomantis and their known geographic distribution is provided. Several morphological characters, most notably those in the male genitals, suggest a close relationship between Mythomantis and the Southeast Asian...

Syphilis has been termed the "great mimic" due to its versatile and varied disease presentations. Dermatological findings are associated with the secondary phase of the disease and typically consist of a generalized papular eruption that can involve the palms and soles, genitals, and mucous membranes. Patients with syphilis and concomitant HIV infection may have altered presentations. We report...