Figure 1: Enlarged phallus with accessory phallic urethra in female (46XX) Figure 2: Absent labia minora and normal vaginal and anal openings Figure 3 – Schematic diagram showing phallus with accessory phallic urethra A newborn presented on second day of life with enlarged phallus with urethral opening in it (Fig. 1), im-palpable external gonads, normal vaginal opening, and normal anus (Fig. 2)...

Most birds have simple genitalia; males lack external genitalia and females have simple vaginas. However, male waterfowl have a phallus whose length (1.5->40 cm) and morphological elaborations vary among species and are positively correlated with the frequency of forced extra-pair copulations among waterfowl species. Here we report morphological complexity in female genital morphology in waterf...

Cloacal exstrophy is a complex congenital malformation and presents more often than not as a spectrum of anomalies. Gender assignment is difficult in these babies because of the ambiguity of the genitalia and the major surgical undertaking which may make the salvage of certain delicate structures an arduous task. Awareness of the variety of ways in which the phallus may be positioned with respe...

Self-mutilation of genitalia is an extremely rare entity, usually found in psychotic patients. Klingsor syndrome is a condition in which such an act is based upon religious delusions. The extent of genital mutilation can vary from superficial cuts to partial or total amputation of penis to total emasculation. The management of these patients is challenging. The aim of the treatment is restorati...