Medical specialties

Medical Specialties: clear overview, key topics, and practical navigation to related guides.

A doctor for prostate adenoma: who to contact and what a urologist checks

As of today, the chief physician involved in the diagnosis and specialized treatment of benign prostate enlargement is a urologist.

Doctor for erectile dysfunction: who to contact and what tests are needed

Erectile dysfunction is the persistent inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance; European guidelines emphasize that it is not a "penile disorder" in its own right, but a symptom that may have vascular, hormonal, neurological, medicinal, psychological, or mixed causes.

Endometriosis: Who to see, when to seek a specialist, and how to diagnose it

Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterine cavity and can cause chronic pelvic pain, painful periods, painful intercourse, bowel and urinary symptoms, fatigue, and difficulty getting pregnant.

Doctor for infertility in women: who to contact and what tests are needed

In modern medicine, infertility is considered a disease of the male or female reproductive system, in which pregnancy does not occur after 12 months or more of regular sexual intercourse without contraception.

Gonorrhea: Who to see, what tests to take, and who prescribes treatment

The best specialist for suspected gonorrhea is a doctor who specializes in sexually transmitted infections. This specialty goes by different names in different countries: venereologist, dermatovenereologist, sexual health specialist, or urogenital medicine physician.

Chlamydia: Who should women and men contact?

In countries where the specialty of "dermatovenereology" exists, the primary specialist physician for chlamydia is usually a dermatovenereologist.

Doctor for trichomoniasis: who to contact, what tests are prescribed, and how is treatment carried out?

Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis. It is curable, but proper treatment doesn't start with pills. It begins with confirming the diagnosis, evaluating sexual partners, and ruling out other infections that can cause similar symptoms.

Herpes doctor: who to contact for cold sores, genital herpes, shingles, and eye lesions

Herpes is not a single disease, but a group of infections that can affect the lips, facial skin, genitals, anus, eyes, nervous system, and skin along the nerve in herpes zoster.

Cellulite: Who to see, when diagnostics are needed, and which methods actually work

Cellulite is a common cosmetic unevenness of the skin, most often on the thighs, buttocks, abdomen, and hip-pelvic area, in which the skin appears lumpy, dimpled, or "orange peel"-like.

Seeing a doctor for genital herpes: diagnosis, treatment, and urgent symptoms

The primary specialist physician in cases of suspected genital herpes is a dermatovenerologist or a physician at a sexually transmitted infection clinic.

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