What is Hypospadias, Its Symptoms, Types, Causes, and Solution

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What is Hypospadias, Its Symptoms, Types, Causes,
and Solution
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• Hypospadias is a type of malformation that occurs
  in male infants across the globe. Approximately 1
  in 250 male births suffers from this condition,
  and it often goes unnoticed.
• Read this article to learn more about
  Hypospadias, its symptoms, types, causes, and how
  it can be resolved.
• What is Hypospadias?
• Hypospadias is a congenital defect in which the
  opening of the urethra is underneath the penis of
  the infant instead at the top of the tip. This
  condition usually goes unnoticed and can only be
  diagnosed and treated by experienced medical
  professionals. 
• Now, even though Hypospadias may not appear to be
  a glaringly dangerous condition for most patients
  at the present moment in their life. It certainly
  can end up causing problems such as needing to
  sit while peeing or even creating difficulty
  during intercourse. This is why it is recommended
  that if a child is suffering from this condition,
  then he should get the right treatment that he
  needs irrespective of the cause of the disease.
• Hypospadias can result in a curved penis. In
  order to straighten the penis, and avoid the
  complication that comes along with it, the
  patient can undergo a simple surgery and
  eliminate any present and future complications. 

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• What Are the Main Symptoms of Hypospadias?
• The symptoms of hypospadias can be identified by
  assessing the penis of the infant during a
  routine after-birth examination. Hypospadias can
  be easily cured at a young age. Additionally, the
  examination of a newborn male baby for
  hypospadias is a part of the routine after-birth
  examination.
• The most prominent symptoms of this condition
  entail an unnecessary and misplaced hole at the
  bottom of the shaft of the penis, as well as an
  undeveloped foreskin. Other symptoms may include
  abnormal spraying during urination, a covered
  appearance of the penis, and a downward curve of
  the penis, also referred to as chordee.
  However, despite the visible symptoms, it is
  always advised that you let a medical
  professional diagnose whether your child is
  suffering from Hypospadias or not.
• If any symptom is detected about the infant
  suffering from hypospadias, then proper treatment
  should be administered as soon as possible in
  order to avoid the development of any further
  complications.

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• What are the different types of Hypospadias?
• The types of hypospadias surgery depend on the
  location of the urethral opening. It can be
  located along the shaft, on the head of the
  penis, or on the scrotum, which is a sac that
  contains the testicles. These conditions can
  cause abnormal spraying of the urine, which later
  results in complications in sexual life during
  adulthood. Following are the types of
  hypospadias which are usually found in infants
• Glanular Hypospadias  It is the most common type
  of condition which results in infants having the
  opening of the urethra somewhere on the head of
  the penis instead of the tip. It should be noted
  that it may not require a surgical correction,
  since it does not cause an abnormal urinary
  stream or penis to curve during an erection.
• Subcoronal Hypospadias  When the opening of the
  urethra is located underneath the head of the
  penis, which can cause a slight curve during an
  erection.
• Distal Hypospadias  When the opening of the
  urethra is located midway between the edge of the
  head and middle side of the penis, leading to a
  mild curve during an erection.
• Mid-shaft Hypospadias  When the opening of the
  urethra is located midway downside the penis. 
• Penoscrotal Hypospadias When the opening is
  located in between the shaft and scrotum. This
  type can lead to a distinct curve during an
  erection.
• Perineal Hypospadias  When the scrotum is
  abnormally divided and the urethral opening is
  located along the center of the divided sac,
  which can be reconstructed, leading to a normal
  scrotum, preventing the occurrence of a curved
  penis. 

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• What Causes Hypospadias?
• Hypospadias is a birth defect and as of now,
  doctors arent sure why it occurs in some male
  infants. However, some possible causes of this
  condition are
• Genetics Its more likely for boys to suffer
  from this condition if they have a father or
  brother who suffered from this condition too. It
  is also associated with some genetic syndromes.
• Fertility Treatments In case the mother
  underwent some sort of hormone therapy in order
  to get pregnant. 
• The Mothers Age and Weight There are higher
  chances for a baby to be born with hypospadias if
  the mom was overweight and over the age of 35. It
  is also possible in cases where the mother
  suffered from diabetes before the pregnancy.
• Exposure to smoking or pesticides If the mother
  is exposed to toxic chemicals while she is
  pregnant with her child.  
• Premature baby When the infant is born before
  the expected delivery date.

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• How Does Hypospadias Surgery Work?
• There are several techniques that can be used for
  performing a hypospadias surgery. It should be
  noted that surgery is not a necessity in most
  cases of hypospadias. For example, if the
  location of the opening is near the tip, the
  penis often works well enough without requiring
  any surgery.
• But in cases where surgery is required, the
  procedure often includes straightening of the
  penis. The goal of the surgical correction is to
  create a penis with normal functionality and
  appearance with a urethral opening as close as
  possible to the ventral tip of the penis.
• Surgical correction should result in a properly
  directed urinary stream and a straightened penis
  upon erection. Doctors often use the foreskin or
  skin from other parts of the body to repair the
  opening.
• This surgery is usually performed on children
  between the ages of 3 -18 months. The child can
  go home on the same day as the procedure. If for
  some reason the hypospadias diagnosis is missed
  by the doctor or is not detected right after
  birth, then it can be corrected later on.
• The surgery for fixing this condition is highly
  successful. It also works on adults who have the
  same problem. Though it is slightly more
  difficult to perform it on adults and so its not
  done so until it is necessary. 

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• Our team of medical experts makes sure that your
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