Urology is a branch of Surgery that handles all urinary problems in men, women and children and all reproductive problems in men which include:

• Erectile dysfunction
• Urinary or Kidney stones
• Prostate problems like benign enlargement that come with age, prostatitis, prostate cancer (commonest cancer in men)
• Male infertility. IVF does not treat infertility. It only bypasses the problem. As much as possible, couples would prefer to have the problem completely solved and have their children naturally. In about half of the cases, infertility in a couple is a due to male problems the commonest of which is low sperm count. The commonest cause of low sperm count is varicocoeles. Varicocoeles are so easy to treat. IVF becomes a last resort to the few who does not respond appropriately to treatment. The most effective modality of treatment is surgical.
• Urogenital tumorseg cancer of the scrotum or pennis
• Urinary tract infections
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Urinary leakages e.g vescio-vaginal fistulas as in some women after childbirth, urinary incontinence
• Congenital genital defects as seen in hermaphrodites, hypospadias, and epispadias
• Congenital hernias
• Urogenital trauma