What is Hypospadias?

What is Hypospadias?

• Hypospadias: Congenital defect with misplaced urinary opening.
• Hypospadias: A developmental anomaly in the male in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or on the perineum.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Hypospadias: an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Hypospadias: Introduction

Types of Hypospadias:

Broader types of Hypospadias:

• Vagina conditions
• more types...»

What causes Hypospadias?

Causes of Hypospadias: see causes of Hypospadias

What are the symptoms of Hypospadias?

Symptoms of Hypospadias: see symptoms of Hypospadias

Can anyone else get Hypospadias?

Inheritance: see inheritance of Hypospadias

Hypospadias: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hypospadias.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hypospadias.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Hypospadias: see treatments for Hypospadias
Research for Hypospadias: see research for Hypospadias

Society issues for Hypospadias

Hospitalization statistics for Hypospadias: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hypospadias:

• 0.03% (3,851) of hospital consultant episodes were for hypospadias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for hypospadias required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for hypospadias were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2% of hospital consultant episodes for hypospadias required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for hypospadias in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Hypospadias:

Organs and body systems related to Hypospadias include:

• Penis
• Vagina

Name and Aliases of Hypospadias

Main name of condition: Hypospadias

Class of Condition for Hypospadias: congenital.defect

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Hypospadias:

• Undescended testis
• Phimosis
• Paraphimosis
• Circumcision
• Reconstructive surgery
• Epispadias
• Peyronie's disease

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