What is hypospadias? What are the signs of hypospadias? What are the risks of hypospadias? When is the best time for surgery? Hypospadias almost always occurs in male babies, in layman’s terms, hypospadias is the original normal urethra, split downward, originally the opening of the urethra in the middle of the head of the penis, but after the urethra is split downward, the location of the opening has changed, the opening is in the body of the penis or even the scrotum, as if the baby girl, the line of urine when urinating downward, you can only squat (some of the mild hypospadias is not obvious), seriously affecting the physical and mental health of the baby. (some mild hypospadias are not obvious), seriously affecting the physical and mental health of the baby. Is hypospadias congenital? Is it hereditary? Obviously, hypospadias is a congenital abnormality of penis development that is present from birth. The cause of hypospadias is not yet well researched. It is a congenital condition, and some moms ask: “What is the cause? I was very careful during my pregnancy, did I eat something bad or come into contact with something bad? Will the baby be like this again? His father didn’t have it either?” I can only say that in the vast majority of cases, no definite cause can be found for this disease, and only a small number of cases of hypospadias are inherited from the family, and babies with hypospadias have a higher chance than normal of having an older brother or sister who also has hypospadias. Some parents may ask whether it is possible to have another baby after having a baby with hypospadias. Yes, you can, because if you have another baby, it may be a girl; even if it is a boy, most of the babies are normal, and the probability of having another baby with hypospadias is very small. Even if a male baby is born with hypospadias, it can be cured by surgery, so there is no need to worry. What are the signs of hypospadias? What are the characteristics of hypospadias? Hypospadias looks significantly different from a normal penis, typical hypospadias has three characteristics: 1, abnormal urethral opening: this is the core performance of hypospadias, all hypospadias have abnormal urethral openings, the urethral opening can be located from the proximal end of the normal urethral opening, to the perineum urethra in any part of the urethra. Babies urinate when the urine line is generally downward or even backward, so male babies need to squat to urinate, or it is easy to pee your pants, the urethral opening in the root of the penis or scrotum of the position when the more obvious, in other words, if the male baby squatting to urinate or often urinate when the urinary tract pants, to seriously check the baby’s penis. 2, penile hypospadias: that is, the penis is bent downward, mostly mild penile hypospadias. Hypospadias is often combined with obvious penile recurvature people, of course, there are hypospadias without penile recurvature. The greater the magnitude of penile recumbency, the more serious, can be divided into: mild: recumbency less than 15 °; moderate: recumbency 15 ~ 35 °; severe: recumbency greater than 35 °. Moderate and severe penile recumbency will have difficulty in life in adulthood if not corrected. 3, the abnormal distribution of foreskin: the head of the penis with hypospadias looks like a hat, with more foreskin on the top and less on the bottom, and the foreskin tie is usually absent. Hypospadias typing: According to the location of the opening of the urethra, hypospadias is divided into four types: I, penile head, coronal groove type; Il: penile body type; III: penile scrotum type; IV: perineum type. They can also be categorized as: anterior, intermediate, and posterior types. What are the dangers of hypospadias? Hypospadias urethral opening abnormality, affecting urination, affecting ejaculation in adulthood, which in turn affects reproduction; hypospadias penis looks strange, squatting urination, all of which affects the affected children’s self-esteem and mental health; penis recurved for a long time can not be straightened, the development of the penile body will be affected, which can affect the sex life, or even can not have sex, resulting in physiological and psychological disorders. How to treat hypospadias? When is the best time for surgery? Some mild glans-type hypospadias, not accompanied by penile recurvature, do not affect urination and future fertility can not be operated. However, most cases are treated and require surgery. The appropriate age for surgery is 6 months to 2 years old. If hypospadias is found after 2 years old, it is best to have surgery as soon as possible. What does surgery for hypospadias have to achieve to be considered satisfactory? Surgery is considered a cure for hypospadias only if it achieves the following three goals: Complete correction of the penile recurvature. The urethral opening is located at the head of the penis; the penis looks satisfactory. The penis looks satisfactory. The penis can stand and urinate like a normal person, and can have a normal sex life in adulthood.