Paediatrica Indonesiana (Apr 2013)

Penile length of newborns and children in Surakarta, Indonesia

  • Annang Giri Moelyo,
  • Melita Widyastuti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14238/pi53.2.2013.65-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53, no. 2
pp. 65 – 9

Abstract

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Background Penile length is a factor for assessing abnormalities in external genitalia. To diagnose micropenis, a condition in which penile length is 36 weeks) newborns were 1.88 (SD 0.14) cm and 2.3 7 (SD 0.26) cm, respectively. The mean penile lengths by age groupings were as follows: 0-<6 months, 2.67 (SD 0.58) cm; 6- < 12 months, 2.67 (SD 0.58) cm; 1- <3 years, 2.80 (SD 0.84) cm; 3-<5 years, 3 .50 (SD 0.55) cm; 5- <7 years, 3 .50 (SD 0.71) cm; 7-<9 years, 3 .85 (SD 0.53 ) cm; 9-<ll years, 4.50 (SD 0.71) cm; 11-< 13 years, 4.63 (SD 1.13) cm; 13-< 15 years, 5.53 (SD 1.45) cm; and 15-18 years, 6.16 (SD 1.19) cm. Conclusion Normal penile length in boys in Surakarta is smaller than the normal range reference currently in use.

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