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ea0024p15 | (1) | BSPED2010

Clitoral and penile sizes in healthy newborn babies in Ibadan, Nigeria

Jarrett O O , Ayoola O O , Ritzen M

Background: Standards of penile and clitoral lengths are useful for diagnosis of genital abnormalities. Micropenis could be the only sign in pituitary/hypothalamic dysfunction while clitoromegaly may reflect abnormalities of neonatal and maternal origin. Ambiguous genitalia if missed at birth could be fatal especially in cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. There are no African reports on normal reference ranges of both penile and clitoral sizes. This study aimed to genera...