Urology pertains to diagnosing and treating disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system. The urinary tract consists of organs and tubes that produce and excrete urine. The urogenital system refers to the organs and functions involved in excretion and reproduction.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Incontinence, Impotency, Sterilization, Sexual Dysfunctions, Kidney stones, Infertility, bladder disorders, Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Urinary tract infection, Prostate cancer, Erectile dysfunction (impotence), Prostatitis, Male infertility, Urinary incontinence, Testicular cancer, Bladder cancer, Cystitis, Frequent urination, and Bladder stones.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Seed Implant (Brachtherapy), Circumcision, Vasectomy, Non-Incisional Sterilization, Brachytherapy, Lithotripsy, Kidney Biopsy, Bladder reconstruction, Prostate Biopsy, Nerve-sparing prostatectomy, Kidney Transplantation, Cryosurgical treatment, Robot-assisted nephrectomy and prostatectomy, Retrograde Pyelogram, and Radical perineal prostatectomy.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Computed Tomography (CT or CAT) Scan of the Kidney, Kidney, Ureter, and Bladder X-ray, Cystoscopy, Kidney Ultrasound, Uroflowmetry, Cystometry, Kidney Scan, Intravenous Pyelogram, Retrograde Cystography, Renal Venogram, Prostate / Rectal Sonogram, Retrograde Pyelogram, Cystography, Uroscopy, Renal Angiogram, and Antegrade Pyelogram.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has 162 practicing urologists. Broken out by city, urology doctor density in Ansonia is 1, in Avon is 6, in Berlin is 1, in Bloomfield is 3, in Bridgeport is 10, in Bristol is 5, in Brookfield is 2, in Cos Cob is 1, in Cromwell is 1, in Danbury is 6, in Derby is 1, in East Hartford is 1, in Enfield is 6, in Essex is 4, in Fairfield is 9, in Farmington is 13, in Glastonbury is 15, in Greenwich is 5, in Guilford is 1, in Hamden is 9, in Hartford is 28, in Kensington is 1, in Madison is 5, in Manchester is 4, in Meriden is 3, in Middlebury is 8, in Middletown is 4, in Milford is 3, in Mystic is 1, in New Britain is 8, in New Canaan is 1, in New Haven is 21, in New London is 6, in New Milford is 2, in Newington is 1, in Newtown is 1, in Norwalk is 10, in Norwich is 5, in Putnam is 2, in Rocky Hill is 1, in Sharon is 2, in Shelton is 1, in South Windsor is 1, in Southbury is 5, in Southington is 3, in Southport is 1, in Stamford is 15, in Torrington is 2, in Trumbull is 5, in Vernon is 2, in Vernon Rockville is 4, in Wallingford is 1, in Waterbury is 9, in West Hartford is 8, in West Haven is 2, in Willimantic is 2, in Windsor is 3, and in Windsor Locks is 1.

This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297. Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18 and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.