Venerologist :
A dermatologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating sexually transmitted diseases and disorders that affect the reproductive health and urinary system is a venerologist. They are specially trained in treating the diseases that affect sexual health and reproductive health. They are a medical professional who pursues post graduation in dermatology followed by a fellowship in venerology or MD in venerology. They specialize in sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, genital herpes, vaginitis, prostatitis, and HPV. They are concerned with the treatment, cure and prevention of STDs. They are also involved in patient counselling regarding the modifications, care, and measures to avoid disease transmission. Sexually transmitted diseases require special care, attention, and counselling compared to regular dermatologic diseases hence, they need a venerologist who is specialized in treating them.