Structured management and counseling for patients with a complaint of a small penis.
BACKGROUND
Penile augmentation surgery has become increasingly common though there is no consensus about the management strategy for men with a complaint of small penis.


OBJECTIVE
To introduce and evaluate the outcome of a structured management and counseling protocol for patients with a complaint of a small-sized penis.


METHODS
A structured protocol for consultation and management of (physically normal) patients with a complaint of a small penis through a descriptive study comprised of a series of 250 patients.


METHODS
Percentage of patients who elect to undergo penile augmentation surgery.


RESULTS
Only nine patients (3.6%) chose to seek further surgical intervention. Two had a buried penis, two had true micropenis and five had normal penile size.


CONCLUSIONS
Using a structured management and counseling protocol, most men chose not to undergo penile augmentation surgery, even when offered for free.
Ghanem
Hussein
H
Cairo University-Andrology, Cairo, Egypt.
Shamloul
Rany
R
Khodeir
Fathy
F
ElShafie
Hany
H
Kaddah
Amr
A
Ismail
Ihab
I
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D004534:Egypt; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome