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Normative data for penile length in Turkish newborns
1Zübeyde Hanim Maternal Hospital, Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey. alevkutlu64@yahoo.com.tr
Background:
Local normative data for penile size will aid physicians in clinical practice. There are no studies on stretched penile length (SPL) in newborn Turkish boys.
Objective:
To establish normative data for SPL of newborn Turkish boys and compare these with data from different countries.
Methods:
514 newborn Turkish boys, who were not small for gestational age (SGA) or premature, were included in this cross-sectional study. SPLs of the newborns were measured by the same investigator. The correlations between SPL and gestational age, weight, length, and head circumference were evaluated.
Results:
The 3(rd) percentile value for SPL was found as 3.00 cm in these Turkish newborns. Positive correlations were shown between SPL and height (r=0.240, p<0.001), weight (r=0.251, p<0.001), and head circumference (r=0.235, p<0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that SPL positively correlated with height and head circumference (p=0.021 and p= 0.042, respectively).
Conclusions:
This is the largest study on SPL in newborns from our country. This normative data can be used in clinical practice for defining micropenis.
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