Hypospadias

Hypospadias: Introduction

Hypospadias: Congenital defect with misplaced urinary opening. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hypospadias is available below.

Symptoms of Hypospadias

• Misplaced urethral opening
• Urethral opening inside vagina - in females
• Urethral opening on shaft of penis - in males
• Curved penis
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Hypospadias:

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  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
• more tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Hypospadias?

• Misdiagnosis of Hypospadias
• Hidden causes of Hypospadias (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Hypospadias: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Specialists)
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Hypospadias

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Hypospadias:

• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Hypospadias, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Causes of Hypospadias

• Schilbach-Rott syndrome
• Microphthalmia-dermal aplasia-sclerocornea syndrome
• Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
• Opitz-Frias syndrome
• 5-Alpha reductase deficiency
• more causes...»

See full list of 8 causes of Hypospadias

Read more about causes of Hypospadias.

More information about causes of Hypospadias:

• Hypospadias as a symptom

Treatments for Hypospadias

• Watchful waiting - sometimes no treatment is necessarily (especially in females)
• Surgical reconstruction
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Hypospadias

Videos for Hypospadias

Patient Surveys for Hypospadias

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Hypospadias
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Reseach about Hypospadias

Visit our research pages for current research about Hypospadias treatments.

Statistics for Hypospadias

• Medical statistics for Hypospadias
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Hypospadias
• Death and Mortality statistics for Hypospadias
• Society statistics for Hypospadias

Hypospadias: Broader Related Topics

• Vagina conditions
• more types...»

Types of Hypospadias

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User Interactive Forums

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• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of 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)

An abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis - (Source - WordNet 2.1)