Metoidioplasty

Urethral Lengthening

Comment about Urethral Lengthening: You have selected standing to pee which means we will perform a urethral lengthening procedure during the metoidioplasty; this will bring the urethra from where it is currently, out to the end of the penis.  

This procedure is associated with a 20% risk of urethral stricture (scarring that blocks the urination) or fistula (hole in the mid-shaft of the penis that urine passes through). Some of these resolve spontaneously; others may require more surgery to fix. 

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