Hypospadias
Current as of: December 19, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:John Pope, MD, MPH – Pediatrics & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Peter Anderson, MD, FRCSC – Pediatric Urology
Hypospadias is a condition in which the opening of the urethra—the tube that carries urine to the outside of the body—in a male develops irregularly. A male with hypospadias is born with the opening of the urethra located on the underside of the penis, below the tip. The exact cause of hypospadias is not fully…