hrp0082p1-d2-217 | Reproduction (1) | ESPE2014

Reference Charts for Testicular Volume in Dutch Children and Adolescents

Joustra Sjoerd , van der Plas Evelyn , Goede Joery , Oostdijk Wilma , Delemarre - Van de Waal Henriette , Hack Wilfried , van Buuren Stef , Maarten Wit Jan

Background: Measurement of testicular volume is important when conditions associated with a delay or advance in the onset of puberty, or micro- and macroorchidism, are suspected. Measured testicular volumes must be compared with reference data, preferably expressed in S.D. curves using the LMS method, as is routinely done for many auxological measurements in pediatrics. The current study therefore aimed to construct LMS-smoothed age-reference charts for testicul...