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Testicular volume variations from 0 to 28 years of age

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To determine the standard testicular volume growth, 1985 males aged 0 to 28 years were subjected to measurement by means of Hynie’s testometer and the results were related to the body size (testicular volume cm3/Livi index). Data for comparison were obtained from a gypsy and a non-gypsy sample. While at the ages of 0 to 9 years the volume did not show any notable variation, there was a conspicuous and rapid (approx. 10-fold) increase between 10 and 15 years. The maximum size was attained among the non-gypsies at 17–18, among the gypsies at 21–22 years. The average volume for every age group above 19–20 years was higher in the gypsy than in the non-gypsy sample. In each group, from the start of puberty the right testis was bigger on the average than the left.

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  1. WHO Collaborating Centre for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, National Institute of Hygiene, Budapest, Hungary

    J. Béres & E. Czeizel

  2. Department of Urology, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary

    Gy. Papp

  3. Department for Probability Theory and Statistics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

    I. Pazonyi

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Béres, J., Papp, G., Pazonyi, I. et al. Testicular volume variations from 0 to 28 years of age. International Urology and Nephrology 21, 159–167 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550804

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