[Normative diagnosis and treatment of small penis]

Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2019 Aug;25(8):754-757.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Small penis is a disease of sexual dysplasia, which might be related to chromosome or genetic abnormalities, pubertal dysplasia, endocrine abnormality, and other factors. Hypogonadism is common in small penis. Children with small penis often have small testes, short stature, and male secondary sexual deficiencies, and the incidence of infertility is high in adulthood. Small penis can be early detected by accurately measuring the stretched penile length, screening the pathogenic causes, and differentiating it from buried or concealed penis. Once definite diagnosis is made, positive clinical intervention should be initiated. Early treatment can improve the prognosis of small penis, the patient's quality of life and the rate of natural pregnancy.

Keywords: short stature; small testis; stretched penile length; small penis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Genital Diseases, Male / diagnosis*
  • Genital Diseases, Male / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Hypogonadism / complications
  • Infertility, Male / complications
  • Male
  • Penis / abnormalities*
  • Quality of Life