hrp0097p1-168 | Sex Differentiation, Gonads and Gynaecology, and Sex Endocrinology | ESPE2023

Parental perceptions and concerns in a cohort of infants with unoperated hypospadias

L. Leunbach Tina , Ernst Andreas , Wisniewski Amy , Berglund Agnethe , H. Gravholt Claus , Faisal Ahmed Syed , M. Hvistendahl Gitte , F. Rawashdeh Yazan

Background: Hypospadias surgery is usually performed during infancy at which time parents act as proxy decision makers. Parental decisional regret, a common phenomenon after hypospadias surgery, may be affected by the process of informed consent where decision making between parents and healthcare provider is shared based on available evidence and individual concerns.Objective: To identify short- and long-term parental c...