In our day to day practice we often asked these questions i.e. When should we visit urologist?  What disease can an urologist treat?  Is that urologist can treat disease regarding stones only? So this article will help you to know more about your above mentioned doubts.

A urologist treats a variety of conditions of the urinary tract – infective, traumamatic, birth defects and cancers to name a few.

These are some of the reasons for which you may need to consult a urologist:

* Pain in your lower back, stomach, or groin ( kidney stones)
* Pain while urinating (urinary infection or stones)
* Blood in urine ( infection or stone or cancer)
* Loss of bladder control
* Trouble having or keeping an erection.
* Increased frequency, urgency and other symptoms during urinating (Enlarged prostate)
* Cancers of the urinary tract

Most common benign disorders or disease related to urology are:

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

BPH is a condition in which prostate size is enlarged. That enlarged size can cause pressure on the urinary tract which will further lead to present in some groups of symptoms i.e. frequency of micturition, hesitancy in micturition, weak stream of urine etc. mainly this affects older male.

Urinary Incontinence:

Urinary incontinence is a condition in which one lose control over bladder which is presented as leaking of urine. Causes of urinary incontinence may any from following.

• Diabetes
• Pregnancy Or Childbirth
• Overactive Bladder
• Enlarged Prostate
• Weak Bladder Muscles
• Weak Sphincter Muscles (Muscles Supporting The Urethra)
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Diseases Including Parkinson’s And Multiple Sclerosis
• Injury to the Spinal Cord
• Severe Constipation

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

Most common and mostly under treated disease is urinary tract infection. This is more common in females in comparison to male. It should be treated in females on the merits of the associated urinary tract.. Burning and painful micturition, frequent micturition and sometimes fever with chills are symptoms of UTI.

Stones in Urinary Tract

Stones in any place in the urinary system can be treated by a urologist. Presentation of symptoms may vary from size of stone, place where it is present in person to person. Stone in kidney has different line of treatment and stone in ureter has different line of treatment. Stone can be present in the bladder and sometimes in the urethra with symptoms of difficulty in passing urine.

Other Benign disorders related to Urinary Tract

• Uretroplevic junction obstruction
• Vesico uretral reflux
• Retrocaval ureter
• bladder prolapse
• hematuria (blood in the urine)
• erectile dysfunction (ED)
• interstitial cystitis (also called painful bladder syndrome)
• overactive bladder
• prostatitis (swelling of the prostate gland)

Disorder related to Cancer of Urinary Tract

• Kidney Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
• Testicular Cancer
• Urethral Cancer
• Penile Cancer

Fistula related to Urinary Tract

• Uretro Vaginal Fistula
• Vesico Vaginal Fistula
• Recto Urethral Fistula

Urethral Stricture Disease

• Traumatic Urethral Stricture
• Non Traumatic Urethral Stricture

So this is brief regarding disease or disorder that can be treated by an urologist which can help you to see your urologist when you need him.