- Urology is a branch of medicine
that focuses on medical conditions of the male and female urinary tract systems.
The urologist is a medical professional that specialises in the urinary system in both men and women.
In ancient times, doctors used to examine the urine of a patient for clues about their illness.
Organs under the domain of urology include the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder,
urethra, and the male reproductive organs
(testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate, and penis.
- Urology is a part of health care that deals with diseases
of the male and female urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra). It also deals with the
male organs that are able to make babies (penis, testes, scrotum, prostate, etc.). Since health
problems in these body parts can happen to everyone, urologic health is important.
Urology is known as a surgical specialty. Besides surgery, a urologist is a doctor with wisdom of
internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology and other parts of health care. This is because a urologist
encounters a wide range of clinical problems.