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Penile size in term newborn infants.
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The objective of this study was to establish standard penile size in healthy full-term Turkish newborns and to evaluate the relation between penile and other anthropometric measures. For this prospective study, stretched penile length (SPL) and penile diameter (PD) of live-borns delivered in our hospital between September 2007-December 2008 were measured, and their birthweight, length and head circumference were recorded. Penile versus other anthropometric correlations were determined by Pearson analyses, followed by linear regression. In 1217 full-term subjects, mean SPL was 3.16 +/- 0.39 cm (+/- 2.5 SD = 2.19-4.14 cm), and mean PD was 1.21 +/- 0.11 cm (+/- 2.5 SD = 0.93-1.49 cm). Linear regression analysis showed a strong correlation of SPL (p = 0.0001) to height, and PD to height (p = 0.0001) and birthweight (p = 0.002). Formulas were calculated for predicted individual values for PL and PD of newborns. In conclusion, there is a correlation between neonatal anthropometric measurements and penile anthropometry. Mean anthropometric differences of various ethnicities may account for the differences in mean SPL and PD among various ethnic populations.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Akın, Y., Ercan, O., Telatar, B., & Tarhan, F.
- Affiliations
- Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Venue
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2011-06-25
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 301-307
- ISSN
- 0041-4301 (ISSN-L)
- 2791-6421
- OpenAlex
- W7210281273
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 1.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- PubMed
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Genital Health and Disease
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Keywords
- penile size, stretched penile length, neonates, term infants, anthropometry, birth weight, head circumference
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Anthropometry, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Penis, Pregnancy, Reference Values
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