What is Hypospasdias ?
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Hypospadias is a congenital disorder of the penis presented in a simple and easy to understand
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What is Hypospasdias ?
Hypospadias is a congenital disorder of the penis, an abnormality that may affect up to 1 out of every 400 - 500 male infants. Instead of having a urethral opening at the end of the penis, boys born with hypospadias have an opening on the underside of the shaft of their penis. If this causes a problem with urination, the condition can be surgically corrected. About 10% of boys born with this defect may also have undescended testicles.
Surgery is most often performed before the child reaches school age. The surgery involves creating a tube to extend the urethra to the end of the penis. The original hole is most often left as it is since the urethra now bypasses it. Although the penis has two holes, only one is functional. Otherwise it should be a normal functioning penis.
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