Change in Penile Length in Children: Preliminary Study
이중호, 지영환, 이승규, 황현호, 류동수, 김건석, 추현수, 박성훈, 문경현, 전상현, 박성찬,
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이중호 ( Lee Joong-Ho )
University of Ulsan College of Medicine Department of Urology
지영환 ( Ji Young-Hwan )
University of Ulsan College of Medicine Department of Urology
이승규 ( Lee Seung-Kyu )
Andong Medical Center Department of Urology
황현호 ( Hwang Hyun-Ho )
Joeun-Hyundai Hospital Department of Urology
류동수 ( Ryu Dong-Soo )
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine Department of Urology
김건석 ( Kim Kun-Suk )
University of Ulsan College of Medicine Department of Urology
추현수 ( Choo Hyun-Soo )
Jinju Medical Center Department of Urology
박성훈 ( Park Seong-Hun )
Pusan National University School of Mechanical Engineering
문경현 ( Moon Kyung-Hyun )
University of Ulsan College of Medicine Department of Urology
전상현 ( Cheon Sang-Hyeon )
University of Ulsan College of Medicine Department of Urology
박성찬 ( Park Sung-Chan )
University of Ulsan College of Medicine Department of Urology
KMID : 0358320120530120870
Abstract
Purpose: 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.
Materials and Methods: 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.
Results: SPL increased significantly by 0.7 to 1.1 cm in most age groups (p<0.05). Current anthropometric measures of Korean children such as height, body weight, and testicular size have increased compared with those from 1987.
Conclusions: Penile length has increased significantly over the last quarter century. Therefore, it is suggested that novel reference values for penile length in prepubertal Korean children be determined in studies with a larger community-based population in order to diagnose and treat size-related penile disorders.
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Anthropometry; Child; Penis
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