R86.1: Abnormal findings in specimens from male genital organs Abnormal hormone levels
Fluid from your male genitals was examined. In this sample, the amount of messenger substances had changed.
The male genitals include the penis and the testicles. The genitals also include the epididymis, the vas deferens and the prostate, for example. The prostate forms part of the male genital organs. The prostate sits below the bladder and encircles the urethra. The prostate is also known as the prostate gland. Some of the seminal fluid is formed in the prostate.
Your sample may be fluid from the prostate or sperm, for example. The sample normally only contains a certain amount of different substances. These substances include certain cells and certain proteins, for example.
In your sample, the amount of a certain messenger substance had changed. Messenger substances regulate many functions in the body. Messenger substances are also called hormones.
If the amount of substances in the sample has changed, this can sometimes be an indication of disease. The results can also depend on when the sample is taken or how the sample is stored until it is examined, for example.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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