MICROPENIS .2. HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 146  (5) , 177-184
Abstract
The case histories of 14 patients with hypogonadotropic hpogonadism and micropenis (penile length below 2.5 SD from the mean for the patient''s chronological age, or for age corresponding to stage of sexual development) were documented. Nine of the patients were raised as males. Five of them received androgen for the purpose of stimulating penile growth: 2 realized normal adult penile length (-0.2 and -2.1 SD from normal mean length) whereas 3 had penile lengths significantly below the mean (-3.6, -4.6 and -5.2 SD from normal mean length). Among hypogonadotropic patients with micropenis, those with prepubertal penile lengths from 2.5-3 SD below the mean may develop an adult penis of a length within the normal range. For those presenting with a shorter phallus, the expectation is that penile length will remain greater than 2 SD below the mean.