Conditions
Urologic diseases or conditions include urinary tract infections, kidney stones, bladder control problems, and prostate problems, among others. Some urologic conditions last only a short time, while others are long-lasting. From conditions to treatments to surgical devices and more, we’ve put everything you need to know about urology in one convenient place.
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Urologists treat a wide variety of conditions that affect the urinary system and male reproductive system.
Male Urology
- cancers of the bladder, kidneys, penis, testicles, adrenal glands and prostate glands
- prostate gland enlargement
- erectile dysfunction, or trouble getting or keeping an erection
- infertility
- interstitial cystitis, also called painful bladder syndrome
- kidney diseases
- kidney stones
- prostatitis, which is inflammation of the prostate gland
- urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- varicoceles, or enlarged veins in the scrotum
Female Urology
- bladder prolapse, or the dropping of the bladder into the vagina
- cancers of the bladder, kidneys, and adrenal glands
- interstitial cystitis
- kidney stones
- overactive bladder
- urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- urinary incontinence
- Pediatric Urology
- Bladder control problems such as bedwetting and daytime urinary incontinence
- Undescended testes (cryptorchidism)
- Hypospadias
- Urolithiasis (bladder and kidney stones)
- Chordee and other minor malformations of the penis
- Phimosis
- Urinary obstruction and vesicoureteral reflux
- Neurogenic bladder (e.g., associated with spina bifida)
- Repair of genitourinary trauma
- Genitourinary malformations and birth defects
- Prune belly syndrome
- Cloacal exstrophy, bladder exstrophy, and epispadias
- Ambiguous genitalia and intersex conditions
