title: Micropenis: etiology, diagnosis and treatment approaches.
abstract: Micropenis is a medical diagnosis based on correct measurement of length. If stretched penile length is below the value corresponding to - 2.5 standard deviation of the mean in a patient with normal internal and external male genitalia, a diagnosis of micropenis is considered. Micropenis can be caused by a variety of factors including structural or hormonal defects of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. It can also be a component of a number of congenital syndromes. For the etiological evaluation, endocrinologic tests are important. This article reviews the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and management of micropenis.
authors.affiliation: Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Kayseri, Turkey. nihalhatipoglu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hatipoğlu
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurtoğlu
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors