Normal Values of Stretched Penile Length According to Gestational Age in Neonates
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Objective: To assess the mean stretched values of penile length and penile circumference according to gestational age in term neonates attending Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan 2022 to Jul 2022. Methodology: Male newborns born apparently healthy with in between 37 to 42 gestational weeks were enrolled within 3 days of birth. Measurements of stretched penile length and penile circumference were performed twice, and the average value of the two measurements was recorded. Results: Among 69 neonates, the average gestational age was 39.92±1.44 weeks. The mean stretched penile length was 3.15±0.47 cm, while the mean penile circumference was 1.01±1.30 cm. Significant differences were observed in birth length (p<0.001), head circumference (p<0.001), stretched penile length (p=0.006), and penile circumference (p=0.002) in relation to gestational age. A significant correlation was observed between stretched penile length and various factors, including gestational age (r 0.414, p<0.001), postnatal age (r 0.429, p<0.001), birth weight (r 0.582, p<0.001), birth length (r 0.398, p=0.001), and total serum testosterone (r 0.475, p<0.001). Similarly, penile circumference exhibited significant correlations with gestational age (r 0.470, p<0.001), birth weight (r 0.419, p<0.001), and birth length (r 0.563, p<0.001). Conclusion: In this study, a moderate positive significant relationship of gestational age was observed with both stretched penile length and penile circumference.
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Tahir R, et al. published a nomogram for stretched penile length in neonates according to gestational age in Pakistan in 2025.
“Recently, Tahir R, et al. published a nomogram for stretched penile length in neonates according to their gestational age in Pakistan in 2025 [14].”
From Stretched Penile Length and Penile Circumference in Pediatric Population of Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Single-Center Study (2026) · cites this paper as [14]
The title and Abstract identify a 2025 study in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, measuring stretched penile length by gestational age in term neonates. The available text reports means and correlations, but does not show or describe a nomogram; that specific characterization is not supported by our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredLocal reference data for male external genital anthropometry in Pakistan have been very limited.
“local reference data for male external genital anthropometry in Pakistan have been very limited [14].”
From Stretched Penile Length and Penile Circumference in Pediatric Population of Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Single-Center Study (2026) · cites this paper as [14]
The Abstract describes measurements of penile length and circumference in 69 term neonates in Rawalpindi, but it does not say that Pakistani reference data were limited. Searches for limited or scarce local normative data found no passage addressing how much such data existed. (LLM, conf=0.70)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPediatricians in Pakistan must rely on foreign standards that may not accurately represent the Pakistani population and may lead to misdiagnosis.
“Meanwhile, because of the sparsity of the standard reference data, Pediatricians in Pakistan, must rely on the foreign standards that may not accurately represent the Pakistani population and eventually lead to misdiagnosis [7, 14].”
From Stretched Penile Length and Penile Circumference in Pediatric Population of Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Single-Center Study (2026) · cites this paper as [14]
The Abstract describes measurements of stretched penile length in 69 neonates in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, but does not address whether Pakistani pediatricians must rely on foreign standards or whether doing so risks misdiagnosis. Searches for foreign standards, local reference data, and misdiagnosis found no passage in our copy making those points. (LLM, conf=0.72)
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- [1]1. Tahir R, Nadeem MT, Javed H, Ijaz M. Normal Values of Stretched Penile Length According to Gestational Age in Neonates. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2025 Mar. 25 [cited 2026 Oct. 16];75(SUPPL-2):S351-S354. Available from: https://www.pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/10040 ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Crossref Scopus Google Scholar Europe PMC Make a Submission Make a Submission How to Register & Submit an Article How to Register & Submit an Article (Video) ISSN Online: 2411-8842 Print: 0030-9648 Important Links Aims & Scope of the Journal Submission process step by step Submission Document Reviewer Proforma for Case Report Reviewer Proforma for Original Article ICMJE Disclosure Form ICMJE Recommendations COPE Guidelines WAME Policies Announcements Revision of Publication Frequency of Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal (PAFMJ
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Shahzad, B., Fatima, B., Bashir, M. K., Waheed, M. R., Zafar, Z., & Zaidi, S. S. H. (2026) · National Journal of Health Sciences · doi:10.21089/njhs.112.0084
- Authors
- Tahir, R., Nadeem, M. T., Javed, H., & Ijaz, M.
- Affiliations
- Combined Military Hospital (PK)
- ORCID
- Ijaz, Maryam
- Venue
- Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Army Medical College
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- SUPPL-2
- Pages
- S351-S354
- ISSN
- 0030-9648 (ISSN-L)
- 2411-8842
- OpenAlex
- W4408867968
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Genital Health and Disease
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Keywords
- stretched penile length, penile circumference, gestational age, neonates, birth weight, birth length, head circumference, serum testosterone, reference values
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