Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Urology

Urology is a specialty in medicine that deals with diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the male reproductive system and both the male and female urinary systems. A doctor who specializes in urology is called a urologist. 

Common symptoms that may prompt you to visit a urologist include:

• Pain in the back or groin area
• Blood in the urine (hematuria)
• Frequent, painful urination (urinary infection)
• Urine leakage (urine incontinence)

Common urology problems include urinary tract infections, urine incontinence or difficulty in emptying your bladder, kidney stones, an enlarged prostate, erectile dysfunction (inability to achieve an erection), etc. 

You may make an appointment with a urology specialists if you experience the following;

• Changes in urination such as a frequent urge to urinate or painful urination.
• Trouble urinating or other problems such as cloudy or bloody urine.
• Trouble achieving or maintaining an erection.
• Low sex drive and problems with fertility.

Few of the common procedures performed by a urology specialists include laparoscopy (fine fiber-optic instruments are used to inspect and operate), ureteroscopy, prostatectomy, cystectomy, adrenalectomy, nephrectomy, and transurethral resection of the bladder, etc.