Andrology

Andrology is a branch of clinical medicine that specializes in the study of the physiology and anatomy of the male body, ongoing pathological processes and diseases of the male reproductive system, as well as congenital anomalies of the male genital organs. One of the main tasks of andrology is the diagnosis and treatment of male infertility.

A specialist who represents this area of medicine is an andrologist.

Symptoms that require you to see an andrologist:

• urination disorders (pain, burning, itching, feeling of incomplete emptying of the bladder);
• the presence of discharge from the urethra;
• painful sensations during intercourse;
• erectile dysfunction;
• premature or difficult ejaculation;
• decreased potency;
• premature aging of men;
• pain in the perineum, testicles, anus;
• infertile marriage.

Diseases studied by andrology:

• acute and chronic prostatitis;
• hypogonadism;
• male menopause;
• anorgasmia;
• metabolic syndrome;
• prostate adenoma;
• impotence;
• chronic pelvic pain syndrome;
• Peyronie's disease, tumors;
• inflammatory processes of the testicle and epididymis;
• congenital anomalies.

Diagnostics and treatment in andrology

For the most accurate diagnosis, in addition to an objective examination, additional diagnostic methods are used:

• examination of prostate secretion;
• urethral smear;
• PSA determination;
• spermogram;
• PCR diagnostics of sexually transmitted diseases;
• Ultrasound of the scrotum, penis, prostate;
• examination of the vessels of the genitourinary system.

The scope of treatment measures is determined based on the diagnosis.