Psychosocial outcome in adult men born with hypospadias

• Published in: Journal of pediatric urology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 79.e1 - 79.e7
• Main Authors: Örtqvist, L., Andersson, M., Strandqvist, A., Nordenström, A., Frisén, L., Holmdahl, G., Nordenskjöld, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Case-Control Studies; Child; Follow-up; Follow-Up Studies; Health-related quality of life; Humans; Hypospadias; Hypospadias - pathology; Hypospadias - psychology; Hypospadias - surgery; Male; Pediatrics; Pediatrik; Psychology; Psychosocial; Psychosocial general well-being (questionnaire); Quality of Life; Risk Assessment; Sickness Impact Profile; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surveys and Questionnaires; Sweden; Treatment Outcome; Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male - methods; Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male - psychology; Urology; Health-related quality of life; Psychosocial; Psychosocial general well-being (questionnaire); Hypospadias; Follow-up

Hypospadias, which is a surgically treated congenital malformation of the male urethra, may have a negative impact on quality of life. This aspect has previously been subject to limited research. This study examined the long-term psychosocial outcome of a large cohort of adult males born with hyposp...