24 year old in the UK

Yep, I've got it. A very mild case, to be sure; but I've got it all the same. I never realized that my penis was abnormal, and I certainly had never heard the term "hypospadias" until a female cousin of mine, who is a Registered Nurse, mentioned it to me about seven years ago.

I remember always having a difficult time peeing "in a straight line" growing up, and even now. But it never occurred to me that something was wrong, even though it was extremely frustrating trying to pee without hitting the rim of the bowl at least some of the time while standing there. Those rare occasions when all of the pee would go in the toilet bowl from start to finish I regarded as a major accomplishment; in the back of my mind I could never understand why I couldn't do that all the time. Well, now I know.

As a youngster, I would notice other guys' penises in the bathroom or gym locker room and be aware of the different shapes and sizes. On a subconscious level, it dawned on me that there was no definitive shape or size. Each one was unique to its owner and it never really entered my mind that there was a certain standard by which all should be judged. Penis size was never a concern of mine; but to be fair, I knew that my own wasn't really small, although it certainly wasn't large. As for circumcised or uncircumcised, I belong in the former category.

Again, while growing up, I was subconsciously aware of the uncircumcised penises (I had some male cousins that I was close to, as well as others I noticed at school), but it wasn't something I paid a whole lot of attention to nor thought about very much. They were just oddly different and that's as far as it went in my mind. On the subject of masturbation, I didn't pick up on that until about three months after turning fourteen - I was a late bloomer. But having hypospadias never seemed to be a problem in that regard. Same thing when I discovered sex.

My penis size is right on average, sex has never been a problem (I'm strictly heterosexual), and at this stage of my life (I'm just a few days from turning twenty four) I see no need for corrective surgery. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones with this condition. I realize now that it could've been a lot worse. It goes without saying that it would be better if I didn't have this condition at all; but I would definitely take my case over all the others I've seen. At any rate, I hope this personal account will be helpful in some way to others with this malady.

Thanks so very much for having this tremendously important information available. I feel a lot better knowing more about this condition, and I'm sure I speak for many, many other men in the same boat.