ESPE Abstracts

Background: Reference values for penile length have not been established for Japanese boys.Objective: We aimed to develop percentiles and means with standard deviations of stretched penile length (SPL) in Japanese boys.Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 1 628 Japanese boys aged <9 years from 2007 through 2014. The LMS method was used to develop a growth reference and chart for SPL in boys aged 0–7 years. Inter...

Background: Testosterone enanthate (TE) therapy was established for children and adolescents with male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (c/a MHH). However, the effect of TE therapy on adult height (AH), genital maturation, and bone mineral density (BMD) in c/a MHH has not been described well.Objective: To assess the effect of TE therapy in c/a MHH on the achievement of genetic height potential, pubertal development, and bon...