Increased rate
of hypospadias was not seen in vegetarian women who ate organic food.
Another study found that male babies born from mothers who drank soy milk while pregnant, had more frequent occurrence
of hypospadias (a birth defect where the urethra is positioned on the underside of the penis).
Not exact matches
Depending on how complex the
hypospadias repair operation was, your child may have a catheter instead
of, or as well as, a stent.
Download a handout that shows the normal stages
of healing that occur after
hypospadias repair.
These findings call into question the safety
of the recent substitution
of DiNP for DEHP in soft PVC, particularly since a shorter male AGD has been shown to be related to male genital birth defects in children (such as
hypospadias and undescended testis) and impaired reproductive function in adult males (such as decreased fertility, impaired semen quality and lower serum testosterone levels) and the fact that human levels
of DiNP are rapidly increasing globally, says Carl - Gustaf Bornehag, professor in Public Health Sciences at Karlstad University and responsible for the current study.
Unless, there is an endocrine - disrupting fungicide, called vinclozolin, that is sprayed on most
of our conventional crops, which we now know causes
hypospadias.
«Boys exposed to endocrine disruptors in the womb or as young infants may also develop genital abnormalities, including
hypospadias (a congenital defect in boys in which the urinary opening is on the underside
of the penis), undescended testes and smaller penises.»
The vets think he may have
hypospadias, which is a congenital malformation
of his penis, he is missing part
of the sheath.
In fact, studies have shown that these plastic chemicals are directly linked to an alarming rate
of male genital birth defects such as
hypospadias, a condition in which the opening
of the urethra is on the underside, rather than at the end,
of the penis.
In another questionable association, we learn that «Many pesticides have anti-androgenic activity, and a strong association has been found between pesticides and
hypospadias» (a deformity
of the penis).