Sudha Rathna Prabhu1, Shriraam Mahadevan2, R Bharath2, Sujatha Jagadeesh3, J Kumutha4, Seshadri Suresh5. 1. Consultant Pediatrician, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 2. Consultant Endocrinologist, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 3. Geneticist and Dysmorphologist, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 4. Department of Neonatology, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. 5. Fetal Medicine Expert, Mediscan, India.
Abstract
AIM: To establish normative data for stretched penile length (SPL) in term male neonates born in Tamil Nadu. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All live term male neonates delivered in a hospital during a given period were included. SPL was measured from the pubic ramus to the tip of the glans. Two consecutive measurements were taken and average was recorded. RESULTS: The mean SPL observed in our study was 2.83 ± 0.49 cm. CONCLUSION: This study helps establish normative values for SPL in neonates of Tamil Nadu origin.
AIM: To establish normative data for stretched penile length (SPL) in term male neonates born in Tamil Nadu. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All live term male neonates delivered in a hospital during a given period were included. SPL was measured from the pubic ramus to the tip of the glans. Two consecutive measurements were taken and average was recorded. RESULTS: The mean SPL observed in our study was 2.83 ± 0.49 cm. CONCLUSION: This study helps establish normative values for SPL in neonates of Tamil Nadu origin.
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Stretched penile length; Tamil Nadu; south India
Authors: Aysu Duyan Camurdan; Mustafa O Oz; Mustafa N Ilhan; Orhun M Camurdan; Figen Sahin; Ufuk Beyazova Journal: Urology Date: 2007-09 Impact factor: 2.649