Reproductive Health Andrology Hospital

The men's department/reproductive medicine department of regular public tertiary hospitals is the first choice for most male reproductive health problems. Private men's hospitals that focus on specialist services can also be used as an alternative as long as they have a "Medical Institution Practice License", the diagnosis and treatment projects are compliant, and there are no excessive marketing routines. They don't have to kill them all at once, but they charge sky-high prices for treatment and use the rhetoric of "impotence, premature ejaculation, and infertility are all prostate problems" to deceive them, regardless of whether they are public or private.

I just saw a 28-year-old man last week. He just got married and was about to have a baby. I was browsing a short video and saw an advertisement for a complete set of pre-pregnancy tests for 9.9 yuan in a men's hospital. I went there thinking it was cheap. Within half an hour of entering, I was coaxed and frightened that he had severe prostatitis. , the sperm motility was poor, and he needed intraoral interventional treatment. The weekly cost was more than 20,000 yuan. He was so scared that he just ran away with his bag. He came to our department to register and check. Nothing happened. He just likes to stay up late and drink iced Coke. Adjusting his schedule for two months and rechecking is completely enough.

Maybe many people’s impression of men’s hospitals is still based on the small advertisements on telephone poles more than ten years ago. In fact, this is not the case. Nowadays, formal andrology diagnosis and treatment covers many more problems than you think: sperm quality assessment before pregnancy, organic diseases of the reproductive system such as varicocele, circumcision surgery for excessive foreskin and phimosis, androgen deficiency syndrome in middle-aged men, and even screening and intervention for sexually transmitted diseases. They are all within the scope of diagnosis and treatment. It is not “you should only go to the men’s department if you are unable to do that” as everyone thinks.

At present, the academic community does not have a completely unified conclusion on many andrology diagnosis and treatment programs. For example, physical therapy programs for mild to moderate chronic prostatitis. Some scholars believe that regular microwave physical therapy can indeed effectively relieve the symptoms of pelvic pain and abnormal urination. Some scholars believe that as long as it does not affect normal life, a simple increase in prostatic fluid white blood cells is not necessary at all. It requires special intervention, drinking more water and sitting less for long periods of time can relieve it on its own. This is why sometimes when you go to different hospitals to see the same problem, the plans given by the doctors are very different. It’s not that anyone deliberately deceives you, it’s just different academic opinions - but if they prescribe ten physical therapy packages for you regardless of whether you have symptoms or not, and without any examination, there is 100% problem.

I have been working as an andrologist for almost 10 years, and I have a few small experiences in helping patients screen hospitals that have not been included in the guidelines. You can refer to this: First, go to the official website of the National Health Commission to check. As long as it is a regular medical institution, you can check the qualifications and the doctor's practice information. The kind of "special experts" and "ancestral famous doctors" that boast so much that they don't even practice in this hospital, just pass. Also, when you enter the door, first glance at the charge notice on the wall. A regular semen check for a public service is usually from a few dozen to more than a hundred. If a private service dares to charge more than two hundred, you have to be careful. Oh, by the way, there is another little detail that is very accurate. Doctors in regular hospitals will not ask you "how much is your budget" right away. They will first ask about symptoms and medical history, and then prescribe necessary examinations. If they first ask you how much money you have brought and what price level of treatment you can accept, there is a high probability that you will fall into the trap of a marketing hospital.

Don’t always think that private men’s hospitals are all scams. I used to know a colleague who worked in a tertiary men’s hospital for 8 years. Later, he switched jobs to a local private men’s hospital. Their hospital specializes in post-operative rehabilitation follow-up, circumcision surgery, and spermatic vein ligation. The final dressing change and wound care are much more detailed than those in public hospitals, and the fees are clearly marked in the lobby. Many patients who dislike public hospitals for waiting in long queues are willing to go there, and it has indeed solved a lot of problems. It is actually unnecessary to kill all specialized men's hospitals in one fell swoop.

Finally, here is a rule of thumb that everyone can use to avoid pitfalls: Don’t believe in mysterious-sounding projects such as “dorsal nerve block” or “prostate detoxification”. Current evidence-based medicine does not recommend routine dorsal nerve block at all. The benefits are extremely low and may leave a permanent problem of hypoesthesia. The so-called “detoxification” has no academic basis. No matter which hospital recommends this to you, just turn around and leave without hesitation.

To put it bluntly, there is really nothing to be ashamed of about male reproductive health, just like going to the respiratory department when you have a cold or fever. Regardless of whether you choose a public or specialized men's hospital, the core is compliance, transparency, and reliable doctors. Don't be led away by those anxious marketing that "you can't have children without treatment" and "you have a serious problem." This is better than anything else.