Chordee happens when the penis curves sharply up or down. It usually happens at the very end of the penis at the glans, or tip. Chordee is relatively common, happening in about 1 of every 200 births ...

Chordee is a condition where bands of tissue pull on the penis, making it appear bent or curved. This is particularly noticeable during erection. It usually occurs in children with hypospadias.

Hypospadias is a birth abnormality in which the opening of the urethra is not at the tip of the penis. Instead, it is either somewhere along the penis or on the scrotum. According to the Centers for ...

Decreased phallic size from hypoplasia of the penis is uncommon; it may be seen with severe forms of hypospadias and chordee. [45] The technical term, micropenis, refers to a penis that is ...

Hypospadias treatment is classified into different types by its location and severity. Midshaft, perineal, penoscrotal, and glanular or distal hypospadias are the major classifications of the disease.

This birth defect has such a stigma because it can be related to having a smaller-than-usual penis. Mike Ault/Flickr, CC BY-SA This is part of our series on hidden or stigmatised health conditions in ...

The worried parents were directed to a pediatric surgeon who did a through physical check-up of the baby, and told them that he was suffering from hypospadias -- a penile defect in male newborns where ...