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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. The first urologist we saw (highly regarded at Johns Hopkins) recommended surgery right away. I was very unhappy with the way he interacted my son (I may have posted about it, yanking down his pants -- my son was in a seated position so the doctor and his colleague just yanked away, one on each side, instead of asking my 5YO or me to assist, or even asking for permission).

Anyway, I decided to discount that doctor because of his behavior, and to start from scratch (so 1st and 2nd opinions).

Saw Dr. Canning who said my son might have mild penile torsion but they didn't recommend that we do anything (my son is not circumcised and the doctor could not retract the foreskin, so acknowledged he could not complete a full exam).

Third urologist who we saw today said his penis is perfect, no penile torsion, and no action required (4 months after the last one, was able to retract the foreskin and do a full exam).

I'm just shocked that the first urologist jumped to surgery without recognizing that my son was at an age where his foreskin could not be easily retracted but would get there within a year when a more complete exam and assessment would be possible.

It seems like a pretty big deal to me, and I'm considering "reporting" it. He was really arrogant during the visit, then immediately jumped to the most invasive and expensive procedure, using all kinds of excuses (for example, he said that if my son wanted to have kids, that might be a problem because he may not be able to ejaculate straight inside of his partner, but it might go off to the side instead).

It sounds to me like he needs to get up to speed on some things. He did get his M.D. almost 50 years ago.[/quote]

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