Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. A hydrocele is an accumulation of fluid that presses on and may collapse the vagina.
2. A severe case of phimosis may require circumcision as a treatment.
3. HIV is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection affecting the immune system.
4. The former common name for STDs is venereal disease.
5. PSA is a blood test for testicular cancer.


1. FALSE
A hydrocele is an accumulation of fluid around the testes or the spermatic cord.
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
HIV is the abbreviation for human immunodeficiency virus, a sexually transmitted
virus, not bacteria, which affects the immune system.
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen, a blood test for prostate, not testicular,
cancer.

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