title: Small penis and the male sexual role.
abstract: We interviewed and examined 20 patients with the primary diagnosis of micropenis in infancy. The patients were divided into 2 groups: 8 prepubertal (10 to 13 years old) and 12 postpubertal (17 to 43 years old). All but 1 had been given human chorionic gonadotropin, testosterone or cortisone during childhood. Only 1 child in the prepubertal group had a stretched penile length above the 10th percentile. All postpubertal patients were below the 10th percentile. Puberty was delayed in only 2 patients in the older group. All patients were heterosexual and they had erections and orgasms. Eleven patients had ejaculations, 9 were sexually active and reported vaginal penetration, 7 were married or cohabiting and 1 had fathered a child.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, St. Peter's Hospitals, London, England.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Woodhouse
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004542:Ejaculation; D005783:Gender Identity; D006059:Gonadal Dysgenesis / Q000523:psychology*; D006060:Gonadal Dysgenesis, Mixed / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000523:psychology*; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009948:Orgasm; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011627:Puberty