What are "genitourinary disorders"?

What are "genitourinary disorders"?

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Genitourinary disorders are a group of disorders that are covered by the field of urology. It is basically any disorder from the adrenal glands on down. The adrenal glands sit on top of the kidneys and they produce certain types of hormones. The kidneys obviously make urine and also produce hormones. The ureters take the urine from the kidney and drain it into the bladder, which is a storage site for urine. Then, in the female, you have the urethra and the vagina, and in the male, there is the prostate, the penis and the testicles. So the field of urology encompasses all those organs.