title: The clitoral index: a determination of clitoral size in normal girls and in girls with abnormal sexual development.
abstract: Clitoral measurements were obtained in normal children; small increases in clitoral dimensions were associated with growth and puberty. Patients with androgen excess had major increases in clitoral size, clearly different from normal values.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 54455.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sane
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Pescovitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D000728:Androgens / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002987:Clitoris / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006059:Gonadal Dysgenesis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000473:pathology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens