Stretched penile length and total serum testosterone in term male neonates.

Introduction: the reference values of stretched penile length vary with different ethnic group. There is paucity of data on the reference range of total serum testosterone in neonates especially in Africa. This study therefore was to determine the normal stretched penile length, total serum testosterone levels in term male newborns and to correlate them with anthropometric parameters.

Estimations of total serum testosterone levels in Nigerian term neonates at birth using anogenital distance measurements.

Background In genital anomalies, measurement of total testosterone is required but is expensive and technically difficult to assay. Therefore, the measurement of anogenital distance, which is non-invasive and cheap, could be used to estimate total serum testosterone in neonates. The objective if this study is to determine the relationship between total serum testosterone and anogenital distance and estimate total serum testosterone levels in term neonates using measurements of anogenital distance.

Penile dimensions of newborns at obio cottage hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Background: Determination of normal reference values for penile dimension may prevent overdiagnosis of micropenis and hence reduce unnecessary investigation and parental anxiety. Only a few data exist on the subject in Nigeria.

Objectives: The study set out to document the stretched penile length (SPL) and penile diameter (PD) of male newborns in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Evaluating the validity of a bedside method of detecting hypoglycemia in children.

Background: Hypoglycemia in the pediatric age group is a common finding associated with a wide variety of disorders. It often presents urgent diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In the tropics where facilities for laboratory evaluation are inadequate and inefficient, there is need to evaluate alternative methods of diagnosis.