Genitourinary tract agents
What are Genitourinary tract agents?
Genitourinary tract agents are medicines, which are used to treat conditions of the reproductive organs and excretory system or urinary tract. They include medicines used for bladder spasms, urinary pH modifiers, medicines for erectile dysfunction in men and medicines that suppress uterine contractions to prevent preterm labor.
Genitourinary tract agents are used to treat conditions of the reproductive organs and excretory. system or urinary tract. They include medicines used for bladder spasms, urinary pH modifiers, urinary incontinence, and and medicines used for treatment of Bbenign pProstatic hHyperplasia. (BPH).
The genitourinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, one urinary bladder, and one urethra. The genitourinary system also includes the reproductive organs: the prostate gland, testicles, and epididymis in men, and the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, vagina, external genitalia, and perineum in women.
Escherichia coli serogroups 01, 02, 04, 06, 07 and 075 are the most common agents of urinary tract infections. The most important virulence factor for these bacteria is the enhanced ability to adhere to uroepithelial cells.





