Penile anthropometry in North Indian children

Abstract

Introduction:Physicians frequently encounter questions by parents regarding the normal size of a child's penis. We evaluated normal variations of penile dimensions, correlation of penile length with height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of boys and analyzed the differences in penile dimensions from those reported from other countries.Materials and Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted at our institution during October 2012-December 2012. A total of 250 subjects (birth to 10 years) were evaluated and divided into 10 groups with 1-year interval taking 25 children in each. Penile dimensions measured twice by a single observer with Vernier calipers included the length of flaccid penis fully stretched and diameters at mid-shaft and corona. Diameters were multiplied by pi (π = 3.14) to calculate circumferences. Mean, standard deviation, and range were calculated. Height, weight, and BMI were noted and statistically correlated with the penile length using the Pearson correlation coefficient. Data were compared with similar studies reported on other populations in the past and individually evaluated with every study using Student's t-test.Results:The mean values for the penile length, mid-shaft circumference, and coronal circumference were 3.34, 3.05, 3.29 cm during infancy, 4.28, 3.86, 4.11 cm during 4-5 years, and 5.25, 4.78, 5.05 cm during 9-10 years, respectively. The penile length increased with advancing age in successive age groups, but it did not have a direct correlation with either height, weight, or BMI. Penile dimensions in North Indian children were found to be statistically smaller in comparison with most studies from other countries.Conclusion:We provide the normal range and variations of penile dimensions in North Indian children.

Stretched penile length and testicular size from birth to 18 years in boys from Western Maharashtra

“…SPL gradually increased from infancy till 9 years of age in our study; similar findings and values have been previously reported by other studies. [512] However, some studies[413141516] have reported slightly higher values. There has been a notable increment in SPL in studies by Park et al .…”

“…[23] Further, studies that have been conducted previously have suggested that there are variations in penile size in different populations. [45] Thus, the objectives of our study were to present normative data for penile length, testicular volume, and testicular length from birth to 18 years in boys from western Maharashtra and to correlate these parameters with sexual maturity staging (SMR) (with Tanner staging). We also compared data from the present study with available data from Indian and Western studies.…”

Establishment of normative data for stretched penile length in Turkish preterm and term newborns

“…Early recognition of penis size abnormalities is important as it might be the first sign of congenital or endocrine disorders like growth hormone deficiency or hypopituitarism or other disorders of sexual differentiation 1 . Penis length (PL) is reported to vary between different races and ethnici ties [2][3][4][5] . This makes it necessary to establish standard values for penile sizes in healthy neonates in each country.…”

A cross-sectional study of stretched penile length in boys from West Bengal, India

“…On literature search, we found two studies from India where penile length was measured in children beyond the neonatal age. [57] Both of the studies were from the northern parts of India.…”