Andrology

One of the more infamous clinics we have is andrology. Andrology clinic turns out to be erectile dysfunction clinic for geriatric patients. I think over the last few years, I have gotten much more comfortable asking patients about their sexual history, but there is still a slight barrier (mental? emotional? psychological?) about asking an 80 year old man about his sexual habits. But it is good to open us up further and help us understand such critical aspects of life, even in the older patient. In this clinic, I've learned all about those mysterious drugs that fill my email spam - viagra, cialis, levitra. I've also learned about testosterone, perhaps (or perhaps not) the male equivalent of hormone replacement therapy. I got a sense of other mechanical solutions to erectile dysfunction. And although it is as far from what I'd like to do on a daily basis as you can get, residency is about education, and this is something I did not know much about before.