Apparently I had hypospadias when I was a baby. What is that?
In hypospadias, the opening of the urethra – from which the male urinates and ejaculates – appears in the wrong place, either on the head, shaft or underside of the penis. The usual estimate is that hypospadias affects one in 300 male babies but the evidence is that it is becoming more common. It can usually be corrected by surgery before the age of two. Click here for more on hypospadias written by a man with the condition.
