Saturday, August 15, 2009

General Micropenis Information





In simple words micropenis is a penis that is tiny.If you are an adult and your 5-6 years old nephew is comparable to you ,than you have micropenis ! In medical words micropenis is a normally structured penis that reaches 3 to 3,5 inches (less than 9 cm) when erect. Normally, the penis length of an infant boy is between 2.8 to 4.2 centimeters with a circumference of 0.9 to 1.3 centimeters. If a boys length is less than 1,9 cm it will probably have micropenis as an adult. Around 0,5 % of the males have the micropenis condition and according to a study this percentage might be a little bigger on asian populations(no racism intented)

The causes of micropenis can vary ,but they are mainly related with hormones that are produced during pregnacy and puberty that affect the penile growth. Many times micropenis is associated with other syndromes like Klinefelter . I copy paste from the wikipedia article:

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Of the abnormal conditions associated with micropenis, most are conditions of reduced prenatal androgen production or effect. Examples include abnormal testicular development (testicular dysgenesis, Klinefelter syndrome, Leydig cell hypoplasia), specific defects of testosterone or dihydrotestosterone synthesis (17,20-lyase deficiency, 5α-reductase deficiency), androgen insensitivity syndromes, inadequate pituitary stimulation (gonadotropin deficiency) or other forms of congenital hypogonadism. Micropenis can also occur as part of many genetic malformation syndromes not involving the sex chromosomes. It sometimes is a sign of congenital growth hormone deficiency or congenital hypopituitarism. Finally, severalhomeobox genes have been identified which affects penis and digit size without detectable hormone abnormalities."

Currently there is no actual cure for micropenis although there are various treatments mainly hormonal ones that when applied in a young age might stimulate the penile growth and help the boy reach a more acceptable or even normal penis size

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