Penile Dimensions of Newborn Infants

  • M. Suttan Assin Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • Jusuf Rukman Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
  • Adrizal Dahlan Department of Child Health, Universitas Indonesia Medical School/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta
Keywords: penile dimension; penile length; gestational age; testicular volume

Abstract

Of 336 full-term, newborn male tnfanrs, penile diameter, length, and volume of the testis were measured. All of the infants were Indonesians. The penile stretched length was 2.86 ± 0.23 cm and the diameter 0.82 ± 0.33 cm. There was statitiscally a significant correlation between penile length and gestational age (P<0.01), but no significant correlation between penile length and testicular volume, body length, body weight, or head circumference.

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Published
2018-08-16
How to Cite
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Assin M, Rukman J, Dahlan A. Penile Dimensions of Newborn Infants. PI [Internet]. 16Aug.2018 [cited 29Mar.2024];29(7-8):146-0. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/1943
Received 2018-08-16
Published 2018-08-16