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. Georgia has 307 practicing urologists. Broken out by city, urology doctor density in Albany is 9, in Alpharetta is 4, in Americus is 1, in Athens is 11, in Atlanta is 95, in Augusta is 29, in Austell is 19, in Bainbridge is 2, in Baxley is 1, in Blue Ridge is 1, in Bremen is 1, in Brunswick is 5, in Calhoun is 2, in Canton is 2, in Carrollton is 3, in Cartersville is 4, in Chatsworth is 1, in Claxton is 5, in Columbus is 10, in Conyers is 7, in Cordele is 2, in Covington is 5, in Cumming is 8, in Dacula is 1, in Dahlonega is 2, in Dallas is 2, in Dalton is 4, in Decatur is 15, in Demorest is 1, in Douglas is 1, in Douglasville is 4, in Dublin is 4, in Duluth is 2, in Dunwoody is 2, in East Point is 3, in Ellijay is 2, in Fayetteville is 6, in Fitzgerald is 1, in Fort Benning is 1, in Fort Oglethorpe is 2, in Fort Stewart is 1, in Gainesville is 13, in Greensboro is 5, in Griffin is 5, in Hawkinsville is 1, in Hiawassee is 4, in Hiram is 1, in Jackson is 2, in Jasper is 1, in Jesup is 2, in Lagrange is 2, in Lawrenceville is 15, in Lithonia is 5, in Louisville is 1, in Macon is 7, in Marietta is 24, in Martinez is 1, in Mcdonough is 1, in Metter is 1, in Milledgeville is 2, in Monroe is 2, in Montezuma is 2, in Moultrie is 1, in Nashville is 2, in Newnan is 2, in Richmond Hill is 7, in Rincon is 4, in Riverdale is 21, in Rome is 6, in Roswell is 8, in Saint Marys is 2, in Sandersville is 1, in Savannah is 14, in Smyrna is 2, in Snellville is 8, in Statesboro is 2, in Stockbridge is 10, in Suwanee is 2, in Thomaston is 2, in Thomasville is 3, in Tifton is 3, in Toccoa is 3, in Tucker is 4, in Valdosta is 2, in Vidalia is 3, in Villa Rica is 3, in Warner Robins is 2, in Washington is 3, in Waycross is 2, in West Point is 1, and in Woodstock is 1.

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