Urology

Urology (from Greek uros – urina and logos - science) – is the branch of medicine that focuses on the urinary tracts and on the reproductive system of males. As a separate science urology was firstly recognized at the beginning of the XX century. Previously it had been a part of surgery and therapeutics. Since then urology has been rapidly developing and using the latest achievements of diagnostic equipment and treatment of urological diseases.

Urology studies both physiological and pathological conditions of the urogenital system of males, deals with diagnostics and the treatment of diseases caused by functional changes and traumas. Presently, the organs covered by urology include the kidneys , ureters, urinary bladder, urethra , and male reproductive organs. Early start of sexual activity, casual relations have caused a broad spread of sexually transmitted infections as well as growth of urogenital diseases a lot of which produce no symptoms but lead to serious complications.

Themost typical symptoms of urological diseases (benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis, cystitis, vesical calcification) are of various sites and strength, often uresiesthesia. Inflammatory processes in urinary tracts can be accompanied by high temperature and general ill health. If such symptoms appear you must at once visit an urologist. Self-treatment will only exacerbate your condition and can cause the transformation of the acute form into the chronic one.