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Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

A condition that can cause micropenis, characterized by impaired androgen action.

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Jan 12, 2026
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Are there medical conditions that cause smaller penis size and what treatments are available?

Medical conditions can produce an unusually small but normally structured penis—most commonly termed "micropenis"—and these arise chiefly from disruptions in prenatal or early-life hormone signals or ...

Jan 21, 2026

What clinical definitions and thresholds distinguish a micropenis from normal variation?

Micropenis is a clinical, not colloquial, diagnosis defined by objective measurement—most experts use stretched penile length more than 2.5 standard deviations below the mean for age or sexual-develop...

Jan 18, 2026

What clinical evidence supports testosterone treatment for micropenis in childhood, and what are the long‑term outcomes?

Short courses of testosterone in infancy or childhood reliably increase stretched penile length (SPL) in the short term across multiple case series and reviews, with many patients reaching age‑appropr...

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