Retracted genitalia in boys?

Please don't make fun about this, I'm seriously concerned.I am just wondering if any mamas on here have boys with retracted or smaller then normal genitalia.

My son is 7 now. He was checked as a toddler but I was refused further referrals after until he is in his early teens. Since he was born, my son has had retractable tests. They never really dropped. His sac is always contracted and hard. Barely bulging out. No matter how warm he is. We had him checked and the urologist said they were retractable. As in he could push them out so not to worry about it that it would resolve by the time he was 5. Also his penis seems retracted as well. Either retracted or very small. Like size of your pinky from nail to first knuckle. This causes his foreskin to be very long. So long it literally hangs. It makes it hard for him to urinate. We asked if circumcision would be an option since it could be medically necessary but we were told that if the penis is retracted, they can't do the circ now. No x-rays or ultrasounds were granted.

I'm always told to stop worrying about it when I bring it up but I am. Jason complains of pains in his pelvic area. Can't sit in certain positions or bend forward to much because he says it hurts his genitals. Sometimes when he's been sitting straight for too long like in the tub, it gets discolored. Still told not to worry though  

Any mamas with boys who have had the same issue? I'm asking yet again for another referral but will likely be denied once again   I can't find a local urologist with a private clinic either.

What was done about it? Did LO have surgery?

I don't but bil does. There son has to have surgery now.

I would consult different doctors.

my lil guys r pretty chunky so alot of the time their wieners like go in but mark my oldest never says it hurts n his is starting to look normal. i would be searching for a different dr or something. he shouldnt have to go through pain if it can b corrected. i hope he gets the help he needs poor lil guy

i have never heard of such a thing, but you are concerned and dr's aren't, find another doctor. you may find someone who IS concerned and WILL be willing to run tests & such.

i would hope noone would make fun of this :/.

testes are very temperature dependant, thats why they hang outside of the body. if left inside his body he can become infertile. there are tunnels that the body has for when boys are very young called inguinal canals. they allow the testes to descend into the scrotum. the can bath those canals up making his testes stay in the scrotum where they belong.

as for the penis there is a a ligament called the basal penis ligament that they can cut to allow the penis to "Relax" and hang out further. its possible his ligament is too tight,

i would go to a different pedi to ask for a referral

the reason it hurts him to bend forward is because when the testicles retract they go as far up as the abdominal area towards the side of the pelvis - causes a lot of pressure - He needs to have it repaired - I would highly suggest asking his Pedi for a refferal to a surgeon and have them look at it - my son doesnt have that but he has inguinal hernia where the stuff drops into his sac - on the right side and a hydrocele on the left side - I sure hope they start to take you serious!!

Quoting Lindsey nikole:" I don't but bil does. There son has to have surgery now."

What type of surgery? Also how old is he?

I'm sorry for all the questions lol

Quoting Dani Lynn:" I would consult different doctors."

I have trust me.  

Quoting myr-a-myr:" I have trust me.  "

when I brought up to my sons pedi that his sac kept getting larger and then smaller and it was painful to him - they sent us to a specialist and he said nothing was wrong - well after it still kept happening I asked for the DR to reffer me to a surgeon - and as soon as the surgeon looked at his sac he knew what was wrong - but he has never worked on someone my sons age so he had me research a pediatric specialist surgeon - he said if I couldnt find one he would be willling to do the surgery - we will see

Quoting Ailey+Lennon+Renner's Mom:" i would hope noone would make fun of this :/. testes are very temperature dependant, thats why they ... [snip!] ... "Relax" and hang out further. its possible his ligament is too tight, i would go to a different pedi to ask for a referral"

I remember the urologist saying something about the ligaments. He didn't want to do surgery because he said they would likely re-contract? Also because he could push them out with pressure not to worry.

I just don't know. The discoloration is what worried me the most. Also the fact that he says that urinating is hard. He still urinated sitting down and pushes on his pelvis just above his genitals when he does it  

I guess I'll go for the 20th time in a different walk in clinic or something to have a referral. Or keep going until I find a doctor/urologist willing to believe me when I say he's in pain and the discoloration. The others just stare and basically tell me that it can't be that bad. I'm paranoid or exaggerating.

Quoting DumpstEr DiveR:" when I brought up to my sons pedi that his sac kept getting larger and then smaller and it was painful ... [snip!] ... research a pediatric specialist surgeon - he said if I couldnt find one he would be willling to do the surgery - we will see "

It's nice of him to be so concerned. Doesn't he have a list of pediatric surgeons? Maybe find a site of your local or closest children's hospital. They usually have lists of their specialists. Then after with the names you can do further research. That's how we found the surgeon for my daughter when she needed bladder surgery.

Quoting myr-a-myr:" It's nice of him to be so concerned. Doesn't he have a list of pediatric surgeons? Maybe find a site ... [snip!] ... with the names you can do further research. That's how we found the surgeon for my daughter when she needed bladder surgery. "

well he does have lists but because I am on state insurance its more difficult - and if I may ask - what did she have surgery on her bladder for? is it possible that your son could have an issue with his bladder also?

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My nephew is 3 months old and one of his testicles is nearly up as high as were his penis starts, he has just recently had an ultrasound on it. He gets his results back tomorrow to know if he has to have surgery.

I think this is more common then what people think. And That's just sad if anyone makes fun of this.

Quoting DumpstEr DiveR:" well he does have lists but because I am on state insurance its more difficult - and if I may ask - ... [snip!] ... ask - what did she have surgery on her bladder for? is it possible that your son could have an issue with his bladder also? "

She had what is called a URACAL REMNANT. When she was an infant, her umbilical cord stump had a hard time healing. No matter what I tried, cleaning with water, peroxide, alcohol, polysporin and even nitrogen (all prescribed by doctors) was not helping it heal. Once it finally fell off, it was bloody, has puss leaking out of it and even liquid coming out of her belly button. It smelled putrid no matter how much I washed it. She smelled really bad.

The smell is what triggered concern when I took her in for fever. They gave her an ultrasound and found that her bladder was connected to her bellybutton and opened. That connection is normal during gestation but then disintegrates between the bladder and abdominal wall at 5 months gestation. That is when the fetus starts to evacuate the amniotic water ingested. All part of the evacuation/digestive system developing. Her's didn't disintegrate. Usually it's only a partial connection remaining causing hernias but she was a rarer case and her connection was complete and intact.

So the liquid coming out of her belly button was her urine. Her bladder was exposed to environmental bacteria that could easily go through the belly button. Lots of bladder infections resulted in this hense the fever when I brought her in. They packed her belly button with sterile gauze and gave her an emergency surgery to remove the tissue from the connection, clamp the bladder shut and close her belly button.

Thankfully it was a minor surgery, only took 3 hours. She was a few weeks old when she had it. Was fine at recovery also. I can't have a referral for that surgeon since she only does emerg pediatric urological surgeries. It's too bad too because she was VERY good. I loved this woman she was paying attention, gave us every details without us asking. Even called 2 weeks later to make sure Emily was still doing well. We don't get many of those in my area for sure.

I doubt it's his bladder though. He's never had bladder infections or dark urine.