Testicular Volume of Boys Aged 5-17 Years in Relation to Sexual Maturity Rating and Clinical Onset of Puberty in an Urban Setting in Gujarat, India
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2023-03
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Indian Medical Association
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Background : Assessment of Sexual Maturity Rating and Testicular Volume are indispensable in the routine assessment of puberty in boys. There is paucity of data in Indian population for Testicular Volume particularly in early adolescence. Aims : The aims of the study were to collect data for testicular volume,correlate testicular volume with Sexual Maturity Rating (SMR) and the clinical onset of puberty; and to identify Testicular abnormalities in boys aged 5 to 17 years in an Urban setting in Gujarat, India. Materials and Methods : A prospective observational study was undertaken in boys aged5 to 17years of age from Gujarat from April, 2019 to August, 2019. Mean Testicular Volume was measured with a Praderæ¯ orchidometer. Parameters like Age, Weight and Height were also measured and Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated. Pubertal stage was categorized using Tanner staging. Data was statistically analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS software. Results : 977 boys were included in the study. Mean age at SMR stage 2 was 11.22 years. SMR stage 2 was earliest seen at 6 years and latest at 15 years of age. 15% of boys in pre-adolescence, 60% in early adolescence and 94% in middle adolescence showed changes of Puberty. Precocious puberty was detected in 33 boys (3.38%). Delayed Puberty was detected in 4 boys (0.4%) and Undescended Testes in 4 boys (0.4%). Testicular Volume showed positive correlation with Weight, Height and BMI.
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Testicular Volume, Puberty, Sexual Maturity Rating, Congenital Anomalies
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Shah Archana, Sivanandan Sheena, Agrawal Avishek, Prajapati Rajal B, Gupta Nikhil A, Mehta Rucha J, Patel Dipesh M. Testicular Volume of Boys Aged 5-17 Years in Relation to Sexual Maturity Rating and Clinical Onset of Puberty in an Urban Setting in Gujarat, India. Journal of The Indian Medical Association. 2023 Mar; 121(3): 30-34