Andrology
Andrologists at the medical centers “Mother and Child” are also urologists, although their main scope of functions is entirely connected with the treatment of health conditions that primarily affect male sexual activity and fertility. Andrologists are expressly trained to deal with men’s health care issues rather than practicing an extended format of urology.
This medical specialty encompasses the application of medical procedures and techniques to eliminate or minimize a negative impact of such conditions as cryptorchidism on male reproductive organs along with any other types of disorders or injuries that may affect men’s normal sexual functions and ability to procreate. In case, if a man’s reproductive ability is impaired, an andrologist collects motile sperm cells for in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures and, if necessary, performs a surgical intrusion for male permanent contraception or sterilization (vasectomy).
