Hypospadias treatment is classified into different types by its location and severity. Midshaft, perineal, penoscrotal, and glanular or distal hypospadias are the major classifications of the disease.

Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Hypospadias can be corrected using surgery to achieve normal appearance and functioning of the penis. The outcomes of the surgery can be assessed depending upon ...

Hypospadias is one of the most common developmental issues for a fetus in the United States. It affects approximately 1 in every 200 babies with a penis. If your child is one of those babies, it’s ...

Hypospadias is a birth abnormality in which the opening of the urethra is not at the tip of the penis. Instead, it is either somewhere along the penis or on the scrotum. According to the Centers for ...

Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital malformations of the male genitalia. Severe cases present with associated curvature greater than 30° and the meatus opening proximally to the ...

It’s a condition where the urinary opening (pee hole) is located on the underside of the penis instead of its right place at the tip of the glans (head of penis). The type of hypospadias is described ...

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Hypospadias is one of the most common birth anomalies there is. It occurs in 1 out of every 125 to 250 boys, although mild forms of hypospadias may be even more common than this. Hypospadias is a ...

We’ve seen it in study after study: men worry about what their penis looks like. Is it too short? Too long? Too thin? Is the glans too fat? Will that birthmark be a deal breaker? Relax. A study ...

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) recently published in Nature Genetics has identified several genomic regions associated with the development of hypospadias, showing that genes with key roles in ...