Diseases of the Genitourinary System...

In the human anatomy, the genitourinary system is the organ system of all the reproductive organs and the urinary system. These are often considered together due to their common embryological origin.

The sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined, is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in a complex organism; in mammals, these are:

• Female: Bartholin's glands, cervix, clitoris, Fallopian tubes, labia, ovaries, Skene's gland, uterus, vagina, and vulva.
• Male: Cowper's glands, epididymis, penis, prepuce, prostate, scrotum, seminal vesicles, and testicles.

The other, hidden sex organs are referred to as the secondary genitalia or internal genitalia. The most important of these are the gonads, a pair of sex organs, specifically the testes in the male or the ovaries in the female. Gonads are the true sex organs, generating reproductive gametes containing inheritable DNA. They also produce most of the primary hormones that affect sexual development, and regulate other sexual organs and sexually differentiated behaviors.

A more ambiguously defined term is erogenous zone, subjectively, any portion of the body that when stimulated produces erotic sensation, but always prominently including the genitalia.

The urinary system (also called excretory system or the genitourinary system (GUS)) is the organ system that produces, stores, and eliminates urine. In humans it includes two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, and the urethra. The analogous organ in invertebrates is the nephridium.

The following is a list of disorders of the genitourinary system:

• Acute nephritic syndrome;
• Hematuria;
• Chronic nephritic syndrome;
• Nephrotic syndrome;
• Pyelonephritis;
• Renal failure;
• Kidney stones;
• Other disorders of kidney and ureter;
• Other diseases of urinary system;
• Diseases of male genital organs;
• Disorders of breast;
• Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs;
• Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract;
• Other disorders of genitourinary tract; etc.
  

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A comprehensive list of diseases of the genitourinary system, may be found at ICD-10 Chapter 14 Block N00-N99. ~

ARTICLES:  Genitourinary: Kidney, Bladder, Cystitis, Mammary Dysplasia, Prostatitis, Endometriosis, etc.