Genitourinary medicine

Genitourinary medicine

Genitourinary medicine is a portmanteau that includes aspects of andrology, gynecology and urology. It is primarily related to medicine dealing with sexually transmitted diseases. [cite web|url=http://www.ovid.com/site/catalog/Book/2597.jsp?top=2&mid=3&bottom=7&subsection=11|title=Oxford Handbook of Genitourinary Medicine, HIV and AIDS|accessdate=2008-08-17]

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* Sexual health clinic

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