Size of the Testes

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Introduction

Normal 5X3 X 2cms

pediatric (http://www.ohsu.edu/radiology/teach/kojima/testicle.htm)

Testicle  (http://www.ohsu.edu/radiology/teach/kojima/testicle.htm)

Normal Size of the Testicle as a Function of Age

 

Age Width (cm) Length (cm) Volume ± SE(cm3)
At Birth1,4 1.0  1.5 1.1 ± 0.14
1-3 months1,4 1.2 2.0 1.9 ±0.11
4-6 months1 1.7 ± 0.11
1-10 years6 1.6 0.7 – 0.9
11-12 years6 1.7 increasing to 1.9 1.5 incr to 2.0
13-16 years6 2.3 increasing to 3.5 5.0 incr 13.0
Adult 2 – 3 3 – 5 15-20
References:
1.  Cassorla Fg, Golden SM, Johnsonbaugh RD, et al.  Testicular volume during early infancy.  J Pediatrics 1981; 99:742-743.
2.  Daniel WA Jr, Feinstein RA, Howard-Peebles P, et al.  Testicular volumes of adolescents.  J Pediatrics 1982; 101:1010-1012.
3.  Krone KD, Carroll BA.  Scrotal ultrasound.  Radiol Clin North Am 1985; 23:121-139.

4.  Siegel MJ, Pediatric Sonography, 2nd Ed. 1995 Raven Press
5.  Atkinson GO, Patrick LE, Ball TI, et al.  The normal and abnormal scrotum in children:  evaluation with color doppler sonography.  AJR 1992;158:613-617

6.  Kaplan SA.  Clinical pediatric & adolescent endocrinology.  W.B. Saunders. p. 307-308

Normal Testes

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