What is male urethral fissure?

Both men and women may have urethral fissures, but it is more likely to occur in men, with the ratio of male to female patients being approximately 3:1. The main cause of urethral fissures in men is congenital factors, which may have been formed during the embryonic period. Urethral fissures can cause many symptoms, such as urinary incontinence, reflux nephropathy, etc. The following introduces relevant knowledge about male urethral fissures.

What is male urethral fissure?

Hypospadias is a relatively tragic male urinary and reproductive system disease. Simply put, the urethra opening of a normal man is at the end of the penis, in the middle of the glans. But for men with hypospadias, the urethra opening is in a very wrong place. This opening may be close to the normal position, or it may be anywhere between the end of the penis and the scrotum.

Why does the urethra open in the wrong place?

The chance of hypospadias is not small. In fact, it is one of the most common congenital malformations of the male urogenital system. About one in every 125-500 boys may have hypospadias. The cause of hypospadias may be genetic factors or pollutants in the environment that can disrupt endocrine function. In addition, dietary habits also have a certain impact on this.

In hypospadias, the urethra opening is located below the penis, where there is a long suture. When a boy grows and develops in the uterus, the urethral folds fuse to form the urethra. Normally, the urethra will be in this suture. But in hypospadias, the urethra is not completely buried in this suture. In this case, the urethra opening is not in the correct position.

Psychological pain outweighs physical pain

Hypospadias itself does not cause serious direct damage to the body. In some cases, it causes the penis to bend downward during erection, but there is no other damage. However, the urethra opening of patients with hypospadias is sometimes larger, so patients are more likely to develop urinary tract infections.

Hypospadias causes psychological and mental damage to the patient. The penis is important to a boy's self-esteem. When a boy finds out that his penis is different from others and has to squat or sit to urinate because he might wet his pants, it brings a lot of pressure to the boy, making him lonely and shy. In addition to always feeling that he has a terrible secret in his pants, men with hypospadias have to expose their penis to different doctors frequently. In addition, in order to treat hypospadias, surgery is required, and it is often a series of surgeries.

For those who suffer from hypospadias, they have felt that their bodies are defective since childhood, so they also need psychological care. In this regard, men with hypospadias can trust and comfort each other. Fortunately, the development of the Internet has greatly reduced the difficulty of finding patients.

Little effect on sex

As for the impact of hypospadias on sexual life, it is often not as serious as patients imagine. For partners, ejaculation from the middle or from the side does not have much impact on sexual pleasure. As for fertility issues, there is no need to worry. Hypospadias itself does not directly affect fertility, so if you do not want children, hypospadias patients must also take good contraceptive measures.