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. Louisiana has 208 practicing urologists. Broken out by city, urology doctor density in Abbeville is 1, in Alexandria is 10, in Amite is 1, in Baton Rouge is 22, in Bogalusa is 2, in Bossier City is 10, in Chalmette is 2, in Covington is 12, in Cut Off is 2, in Delhi is 1, in Denham Springs is 1, in Deridder is 1, in Destrehan is 2, in Eunice is 1, in Franklinton is 2, in Gonzales is 4, in Gretna is 8, in Hammond is 6, in Houma is 9, in Independence is 1, in Kenner is 1, in La Place is 3, in Lafayette is 14, in Lake Charles is 7, in Leesville is 2, in Luling is 1, in Mandeville is 2, in Marrero is 16, in Metairie is 32, in Minden is 1, in Monroe is 7, in Morgan City is 1, in New Iberia is 3, in New Orleans is 45, in New Roads is 2, in Opelousas is 3, in Raceland is 1, in River Ridge is 1, in Ruston is 2, in Shreveport is 37, in Sicily Island is 1, in Slidell is 8, in Sulphur is 3, in Terrytown is 1, in Thibodaux is 4, in Ville Platte is 1, in Walker is 2, in West Monroe is 2, in Winnsboro is 1, and in Zachary is 2.

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According to 2005 Census estimates, Louisiana has a population of 4,523,628. Of this population, 1,132,763 are under the age of 18 and 528,837 are at or above the age of 65.