Life Stories

We make the point elsewhere on this site that gaining knowledge about hypospadias is the essential first step in coming to terms with living with the condition. We hope that the information in this site is helpful in that regard. It certainly seems to us that it fills a gap in the publically available information from which we have all suffered.

We also feel very strongly that meeting another man with the condition can be a life-changing event, and would encourage everyone to try to do that. Just listening to someone else recall the hurts, the isloation and the lonliness which so often accompanies hypospadias is a never-to-be-forgotten experience. Whether you have mild or severe hypospadias, have had no operations or several, you will recongnise in the discussion the common themes in every person's story about their hypospadias; and so many similarlities in the strategies they have adopted to get through.

We also feel that reading testimonies provided by men who have come to terms with their hypospadias can prove valuable. Anyone with hyposapdias reading these life stories will hear their own story depicted within each narrative. And everyone, with or without the condition, will feel the pain and isolation which accompanies many of these narratives - but will surely also recognise that, with knowledge and support, comes a level of acceptance which can allow everyone with hypospadias to lead fulfilling and satisfying lives.