Urogenital Defects

Follow the links below for information on birth defects of the urinary and genital systems.

Reviewed February 2009

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Title:   Undescended testicles
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Undescended testicles (testes) means that one or both testicles are missing from the scrotum and are lodged instead in the groin or inside the lower abdomen. Other terms for undescended testicles include empty scrotum, monorchism and cryptorchidism. Undescended testicles should not be confused with retractile or retractable testicles.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Klinefelter syndrome
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Klinefelter syndrome (or XXY syndrome) is a chromosome disorder that affects males. The affected male has an additional X chromosome, which causes infertility and the development of characteristics such as tall stature and breast development. Treatment options may include cosmetic surgery, hormone therapy, speech therapy and counselling. The additional X chromosome does not influence sexual orientation.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Birth defects - ambiguous genitalia
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   'Ambiguous genitalia' or atypical genitalia is a birth defect of the sex organs that makes it unclear whether an affected newborn is a girl or boy. Causes include genetic abnormalities and hormonal problems.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Birth defects - urinary system
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Common birth defects of the urinary system include hypospadias (urethral opening on the underside of the penis), obstructive defects of the renal pelvis (blocked ureters) and renal agenesis (missing kidney or kidneys).
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Continence in spina bifida: bladder and bowel - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Issues surrounding continence are a concern for many people with spina bifida.
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Furosemide for prevention of morbidity in indomethacin-treated infants with patent ductus arteriosus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no strong evidence of benefit from routine use furosemide, a loop diuretic, in preterm babies receiving indomethacin for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus. A blood vessel (ductus arteriosus), which is required for blood circulation for the ...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Undescended testicles - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   About 4 or 5 out of every 100 boys are born with undescended testicles - a condition known as cryptorchidism.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Absence of vas deferens and seminal vesicles
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Men born with this problem, known as congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD), are usually missing both their vas deferens and two thirds of their epididymis and these men are infertile.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Undescended testes
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Undescended testes (or cryptorchidism) is a condition at birth when one or both of the testes are not lowered into the scrotum, but stay in the abdomen or only move part way down into the scrotum.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Undescended testes
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   A number of questions regarding the formation of a baby boy's testes are answered, including whether surgery will be required to correct undescended testes.
Date:   Aug 2000
Title:   Hypospadias
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   Hypospadias is an abnormality of the penis which is usually identified at birth but sometimes it can be missed for several years. This page explains hyposadias and the process to correct the abnormality.
Date:   Aug 2000
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