Ultrasound scan at 20 weeks diagnosed with hypospodias

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I am devastated with this diagnosis at my 20 weeks scan to be honest everything was looking fine but then I went for a private scan at fetal medicine Centre and that’s where it was diagnosed. What would you do in this situation? Would you have a termination?

There is surgery to rectify this in babies you should look into. With surgery and treatment he could live a normal, healthy life so definitely get a specialist opinion of your options before you make any decisions.

Isn’t there an op for this? Sure my DH has something similar I don’t think it’s termination levels! Get some advice from a doctor

A termination for a surgically treatable condition? What?

I think you just need to calm down, stop googling and speak to a doctor

Even googling about it isn't termination level scary/worthy, take a breath!
What would I do in this situation you ask? Firstly I'd have a second opinion and maybe even a third opinion with scans, then I'd be discussing with a doctor about the serverity of it, what the surgery entails and what best age to have it.
Never in my wildest dreams would termination have crossed my mind for such a treatable issue

I work in a medical field and my friend's son had this 20yrs ago. He had corrective surgery as a baby to move the opening to where it would normally be at the tip. I obviously don't know the ins and outs of his love life, but he is now 20 with a girlfriend and I can only assume everything works as it should.

OP- this is a common, fixable malformation which paediatric urologists will see very often. I'm sure you will be referred to speak to them one at some point.

I had a TFMR due to the baby having Patau syndrome (trisomy 13). That is a life limiting condition and meant the baby would have died within hours/days of birth- if I hadn't miscarried earlier. Hypospodis is nothing like that.

On on a personal level, I would never have considered a termination for hypospodis because surgery is available and the result, in the vast majority of cases, is that he will grow up to urinate and have a sex life as normal.

I would advise speaking to the urology/fetal medicine team about your concerns and thoughts before making any firm decisions. x

My son had hypospadias diagnosed at birth and had the corrective surgery yesterday (18 months after he was born). He was beautifully healthy and has had no issues urinating etc for the last year and a half. (Came out at right angles from underneath but it became the “norm”) The operation was super straightforward, took about 2 hours in outpatient day surgery and he’s already bouncing around. Pain meds are doing their thing and hopefully he will continue to recover nicely. The medical terminology and the nhs waitlist are the most worrisome / concerning things about this very common “defect”

I wouldn't terminate for this no

My son had hypospadias diagnosed at birth. He had a corrective surgery at approximately 18 months old and then a further smaller surgery a year later for a small fistula. He is now 7 and has had no further complications and is a happy and healthy, normal 7 year old. Hypospadias is a common congenital condition. I expect that you know a few men with it without even knowing that you do! I wouldn't terminate on these grounds alone.

I don’t think this would qualify for TFMR? I don’t know the ins and outs of the rules but it’s not a life limiting or seriously life altering abnormality.

A termination for hypospadias? Are you sure you've given us the right condition?

My son was born with this (not sure how it would be picked up on a scan). It had no impact until he was 2 and had an op. It was 2 hours long and we were in hospital for 2 nights. He knows about it but has no memory of it.

What have the doctors told you?

Yesterday?! Wow! So glad it went well and wishing him an easy recovery x