ArticleJournal of pediatric urology2014
Do adult men with untreated hypospadias have adverse outcomes? A pilot study using a social media advertised survey.
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- Complaints of Men with Uncorrected Distal Hypospadias.Research and reports in urology · 2023Article
- Maternal exposure to DDT, DDE, and pyrethroid insecticides for malaria vector control and hypospadias in the VHEMBE birth cohort study, Limpopo, South Africa.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
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- Masculinizing surgery in disorders/differences of sex development: clinician- and participant-evaluated appearance and function.BJU international · 2022Article
- Automated quantification of penile curvature using artificial intelligence.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2022Article
- Hypospadias and Increased Risk for Psychiatric Symptoms in Both Childhood and Adolescence: A Literature Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
- The hypospadias-specific health-related quality of life conceptual framework: a scoping review of the literature.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Sexual functions and fertility outcomes after hypospadias repair.International journal of impotence research · 2021Review
- Prevalence, assessment and surgical correction of penile curvature in hypospadias patients treated at one European Referral Center: description of the technique and surgical outcomes.World journal of urology · 2020Article
- The current state of tissue engineering in the management of hypospadias.Nature reviews. Urology · 2020Review
- The Use of Social Media in Pediatric Urology-Forging New Paths or Crossing Boundaries?Current urology reports · 2019Review
- Analysis of the association between paternity and reoperation for urethral obstruction in adult hypospadias patients who underwent two-stage repair in childhood.BMC urology · 2019Article
- Transitioning patients with hypospadias and other penile abnormalities to adulthood: What to expect?Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2018Review
- Variation in the clinical and genetic evaluation of undervirilized boys with bifid scrotum and hypospadias.Journal of pediatric urology · 2017Article
- Hypospadias, all there is to know.European journal of pediatrics · 2017Review
- Recruiting for health, medical or psychosocial research using Facebook: Systematic review.Internet interventions · 2016Review
- Do adult men with untreated ventral penile curvature have adverse outcomes?Journal of pediatric urology · 2016Article
- Unaided Visual Inspection for Assessment of Penile Curvature in the Clinical Setting of Hypospadias Surgery: Survey of Members of Society of Pediatric Urology (India).Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
objectiveHypospadias is usually treated in childhood. Therefore, the natural history of untreated mild hypospadias is unknown. We hypothesized that men with untreated hypospadias, especially mild, do not have adverse outcomes. MATERIALS: Facebook was used to advertise an electronic survey to men older than 18 years. Men with untreated hypospadias identified themselves and indicated the severity of hypospadias with a series of questions. Outcomes included: Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM), penile curvature and difficulty with intercourse, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), Penile Perception Score (PPS), psychosexual milestones, paternity, infertility, sitting to urinate, and the CDC HRQOL-4 module.
results736 men completed self-anatomy questions and 52 (7.1%) self-identified with untreated hypospadias. Untreated hypospadias participants reported worse SHIM (p < 0.001) and IPSS scores (p = 0.05), more ventral penile curvature (p = 0.003) and resulting difficulty with intercourse (p < 0.001), worse satisfaction with meatus (p = 0.011) and penile curvature (p = 0.048), and more sitting to urinate (p = 0.07). When stratified by mild and severe hypospadias, severe hypospadias was associated with more adverse outcomes than mild hypospadias.
conclusionMen with untreated hypospadias reported worse outcomes compared with non-hypospadiac men. Mild untreated hypospadias had fewer adverse outcomes than severe hypospadias. Research is needed to determine if treatment of childhood hypospadias improves outcomes in adults, especially for mild hypospadias.
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