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Urologist / Kidney Stone Specialists in Salem

The medical and surgical diseases and conditions of the urinary tract system in both female and male and any problems in the male reproductive organ is addressed by the branch of medicine known as urology.

A physician who specializes in diseases of the male reproductive system and urinary tract is known as a urologist. A urologist specializes in genitourinary tract issues with the urinary bladder, adrenal glands, kidneys, urethra and male reproductive organs as well as male fertility. They treat disorders and conditions related to the penis, prostate, seminal vesicles, epididymis and testes. The urinary tract also includes the kidneys, ureters and bladder.

The diseases or conditions pertaining to urology include kidney stones, bladder control problems, prostate problems, urinary tract infection among other issues. If the physician suspects that the patient needs treatment for a condition relating to bladder, ureters, urethra, kidneys and adrenal glands, the patient may be referred to a urologist who can identify and treat these issues. When the organs are affected, for the medical and surgical treatment of diseases, the urologist plays a vital role as he is trained to treat the same. As care of many physiological systems and organs are involved and as a medical discipline, urology can be divided into many subdisciplines.

What does the Urology Department take care of?

Urology also treats women with problems like painful bladder, bladder prolapse, UTIs, stress urinary incontinence or overactive bladder. Usually, treatments are successful either by controlling or eliminating the problem for female urological disorders. The conditions relating to the female genitourinary tract for which women visit a urologist are pelvic prolapse, urethral diverticulum, urethral strictures, cystocele, overactive bladder, pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, vaginal mesh complications or vaginal bulge. Pelvic prolapse, vaginal mesh complications and urinary incontinence are the most common conditions.

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