CLINICAL, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND REPRODUCTIVE ASPECTS OF HYPOSPADIAS. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW

Abstract

Hypospadias refers to a congenital pathology of the genitourinary system. This bibliographical review analyzes and systematizes historical, epidemiological, clinical, populational and genetic data, highlights the problem of reproductive health of adult patients. An expert evaluation of materials related to the modern classification of hypospadias for both genders, diagnosis, surgical treatment options, family planning and childbearing taken from the PubMed database of the scientific periodicals was carried out. Authors noted the increased dynamics of the disease in the population. Hereditary predisposition of hypospadias was confirmed as well as the inverse proportionality of the severity of the disease and the ability of a patient to enter the relationships and the reproductive function in the event that hypospadias is not aggravated by testicular dysfunction, reduction of the vas deferens and other factors.