Reproductive Health Andrology Hospital Apollo

Apollo is an early male specialty chain brand in China. It specializes in specialist diagnosis and treatment services related to reproductive health. Its advantages are strong privacy and finer granularity of specialist diagnosis and treatment. However, the qualifications and pricing standards of stores in different cities vary greatly. There is no such thing as "absolutely reliable" or "all scams". Before choosing, consumers must first check the official qualifications, confirm the price of the whole process, and then make a judgment based on their own needs.

Last month, I took two trips to the local Apollo with Faxiao, who had been sitting and staying up late doing Internet operations. I had a deep experience of this kind of professional institution. Before he became a child, he went to a public urology department because of frequent and urgent urination. During the rush hour of the outpatient clinic, he queued for two hours and three minutes for a consultation. The doctor just asked a few questions and prescribed a urine routine and oral medication. He didn't even have time to ask whether he needed to adjust his daily routine and whether he had any dietary restrictions. After half a month of taking the medication, he didn't feel any better, so he thought of looking for a specialist. Don't tell me, specialists do have advantages in terms of privacy and detailed consultation. The door of the clinic is closed, with one doctor and one patient. The doctor asked him everything from how long he sat for a long time, how often he had sex to whether he had the habit of drinking iced drinks. In addition to regular medication, he also listed some daily care precautions. He even talked about small details such as the water temperature of the sitz bath and how to avoid riding bicycles. They chatted for almost 20 minutes, which is basically impossible to achieve in a crowded public clinic.

But don’t just listen to me and think that all Apollo stores are reliable. When I browsed the local life platform to make guides, I also caught a lot of complaints about the pitfalls. The most concentrated problem is that the operating models of different stores are too different. Direct-operated stores in first- and second-tier cities are generally more standardized, while many franchise stores in third- and fourth-tier cities are prone to excessive diagnosis and treatment in order to boost performance. I even met a netizen who said that he went to Apollo in a certain county. As soon as he sat down, the doctor told him that he had severe premature ejaculation and needed a nerve block. He was so frightened that he ran away. Later, he went to the government for a review and nothing happened. It was just that he was too stressed during that time to work on projects for more than half a month. Many people also complained about the opaque pricing. The circumcision was negotiated for more than RMB 1,000 before the operation. During the operation, it was temporarily mentioned that there was inflammation and anti-inflammatory items were required. In the end, the cost was almost RMB 5,000. This was basically due to irregular drainage routines.

I also encountered a lot of information gaps when I was helping to select stores. In fact, the identification method is not that complicated. First, go to the official website of the local health commission to search the store's qualifications to see if it has a reproductive health license and whether the practicing doctor's license is registered in this store. Don't look for those wild stores where you can't even find the doctor's qualifications. After confirming that there is no problem with your qualifications, call the front desk in advance to ask for the full price of the project you want to do, including the cost of examination, medicine, and postoperative care. Ask the other party to report clearly. If there are any problems, it is okay to record a voice. Don't wait until you pay the money to be told that you need to add a project. When he was a child, he inquired about all the fees in advance. In the end, the entire treatment cost less than 2,000, which was more than 300 more expensive than the public hospital. But he didn't have to queue up and the consultation was thorough, so he felt it was worth it.

In fact, to put it bluntly, there is nothing to be embarrassed about when it comes to reproductive health. Not all cases require a specialist. If it is just a routine pregnancy test to check sperm quality or common urinary tract infections, it is enough to go to a public tertiary urology department. The price is transparent and you can get medical insurance.； If it involves issues such as sexual dysfunction and reproductive plastic surgery that are more concerned about privacy, it is not too late to choose a regular specialist store. Don't believe the "9.9 andrology check-up" and "3-day cure for prostatitis" in the pop-up advertisements. They are all pretexts for drainage. If they really go, there is a high chance that various unnecessary items will be added. Regardless of whether you choose a public hospital or a specialist hospital, the core thing is to look at the formality first. Don’t rush to the doctor because you are shy. What is more important than choosing a hospital is not to rely on your youth and stay up late and sit for too long. Only by staying up late and sitting for too long can you be truly responsible for your own reproductive health.