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male reproductive system, hypospadias, relatively common abnormality, the opening, the urethra is on the underside, end, the penis, hypospadias, congenital defect, up to 3 in 1,000 newborn boys, in severity, opening, the urethra is located near the tip, the penis on the glans, severe forms of hypospadias occur, the opening, midshaft, the penis, opening is located, in the scrotum, perineum, behind the scrotum, anomaly, associated, chordee, a downward curvature, the penis, erection, erections, common, infant boys, inherited, others result from unknown causes, opening, the urethra is not, tip, the penis but is displaced, underside, penis has a marked curvature downward, penis looks hooded, due to malformation, the foreskin, child must sit down to urinate, diagnosis is made on physical examination, hypospadias occurring, the penis, radiologic studies necessary to look, congenital anomalies, infants, hypospadias should not be circumcised, foreskin, preserved, use in later surgical repair, surgery, completed, the child starts school, most urologists recommend repair, 18 months of age, surgery, penis is straightened, hypospadias is corrected using tissue grafts, foreskin, repair, performed in stages, requiring multiple surgeries, results after surgery, cosmetically, functionally, 10-20%, the operations, require revision, fistulas, result in leaks, chordee recurrence, hypospadias is untreated, a boy, have difficulty, toilet training, sexual intercourse in adulthood, urethral strictures, fistulas, form throughout the boy's life, requiring surgical correction, a child is diagnosed, hypospadias shortly after birth, son's urethral opening is abnormally located, his penis becomes curved, erection, not have the child circumcised, hypospadias is suspected.