Change in penile length in children: preliminary study

Studies of penile length in children have been rarely conducted. In Korea, great improvements in height and weight have been observed because of economic development over the past 25 years. We investigated the current status of penile length in Korean children and compared the results with those of...

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Published in:Korean journal of urology 2012-12, Vol.53 (12), p.870-874
Main Authors: Lee, Joong Ho, Ji, Young Hwan, Lee, Seung Kyu, Hwang, Hyun Ho, Ryu, Dong Soo, Kim, Kun Suk, Choo, Hyun Soo, Park, Seonghun, Moon, Kyung Hyun, Cheon, Sang Hyeon, Park, Sungchan
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Summary:Studies of penile length in children have been rarely conducted. In Korea, great improvements in height and weight have been observed because of economic development over the past 25 years. We investigated the current status of penile length in Korean children and compared the results with those of a previous Korean study conducted in 1987. The subjects in this study were 233 boys aged 1 to 158 months, each of whom had been brought to outpatient clinics between April and October 2011. Penile length was measured according to the stretched penile length (SPL) technique; testicular size was measured (in ml) by using orchidometry. A comparison of penile lengths between the current study and the 1987 study was made by using Student's t-test. SPL increased significantly by 0.7 to 1.1 cm in most age groups (p
ISSN:2005-6737
2005-6745
DOI:10.4111/kju.2012.53.12.870