Measurement of Testicular Volume: Comparison of 3 Different Methods
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 155 (3) , 930-933
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(01)66349-3
Abstract
We compared 3 commonly used clinical methods to measure testicular volume. The volumes of 151 testes in 76 adults treated for cryptorchidism during childhood were measured with an ordinary ruler, an orchidometer and ultrasonography. Mean testicular volume was 15 +/- 8 ml. (standard elevation) measured with a ruler, 16 +/- 7 ml. with an orchidometer and 17 +/- 8 ml. with ultrasonography. The correlation among methods was significant. To measure testicular size use of an ordinary ruler is recommended for clinical purposes because of its simplicity, availability and low cost.Keywords
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