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. Kentucky has 168 practicing urologists. Broken out by city, urology doctor density in Ashland is 6, in Bardstown is 3, in Berea is 4, in Bowling Green is 8, in Cadiz is 2, in Campbellsville is 1, in Carrollton is 4, in Corbin is 1, in Covington is 1, in Cynthiana is 2, in Danville is 4, in Edgewood is 8, in Elizabethtown is 5, in Florence is 9, in Fort Campbell is 1, in Fort Thomas is 5, in Frankfort is 3, in Franklin is 1, in Georgetown is 5, in Glasgow is 2, in Greenville is 1, in Hardinsburg is 1, in Harlan is 3, in Henderson is 2, in Hopkinsville is 4, in Jackson is 1, in Jeffersontown is 1, in Jenkins is 1, in Lebanon is 1, in Leitchfield is 1, in Lexington is 37, in Liberty is 2, in London is 1, in Louisa is 1, in Louisville is 45, in Madisonville is 6, in Marion is 1, in Mayfield is 1, in Maysville is 1, in Middlesboro is 1, in Morehead is 2, in Mount Sterling is 1, in Murray is 2, in Owensboro is 5, in Paducah is 6, in Paintsville is 1, in Paris is 2, in Pikeville is 3, in Pineville is 1, in Powderly is 3, in Prestonsburg is 1, in Princeton is 3, in Richmond is 3, in Russell Springs is 2, in Russellville is 1, in Salyersville is 1, in Shelbyville is 3, in Somerset is 3, in South Williamson is 1, in Tompkinsville is 2, in Versailles is 1, in Whitesburg is 1, and in Winchester is 1.

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