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Normative penile anthropometry in term newborns in Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional prospective study Asafo-Agyei, Serwah B; Ameyaw, Emmanuel; Chanoine, Jean-Pierre; Nguah, Samuel B

Abstract

Background: Genital measurements are a useful adjunct in the early detection of various endocrine conditions including hypopituitarism and disorders of sexual differentiation. Standards for genital sizes have been published but racial/ethnic differences exist. This study was done to establish norms for genital sizes in term Ghanaian male newborns. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of all apparently well full-term newborns of postnatal age 

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Title
Normative penile anthropometry in term newborns in Kumasi, Ghana: a cross-sectional prospective study
Creator
Asafo-Agyei, Serwah B; Ameyaw, Emmanuel; Chanoine, Jean-Pierre; Nguah, Samuel B
Contributor
Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2017-01-26
Description
Background: Genital measurements are a useful adjunct in the early detection of various endocrine conditions including hypopituitarism and disorders of sexual differentiation. Standards for genital sizes have been published but racial/ethnic differences exist. This study was done to establish norms for genital sizes in term Ghanaian male newborns. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of all apparently well full-term newborns of postnatal age 
Subject
Penile length; Penile width; Genital size; Micropenis; Macropenis
Geographic Location
Kumasi (Ghana)
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2018-05-29
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0367868
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/66170
Affiliation
Other UBC; Non UBC
Citation
International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology. 2017 Jan 26;2017(1):2
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s13633-017-0042-1
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s).
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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