Shorter anogenital distance correlates with undescended testis: a detailed genital anthropometric analysis in human newborns

• Published in: Human reproduction (Oxford) Vol. 28; no. 9; pp. 2343 - 2349
• Main Authors: Jain, Viral G., Singal, Arbinder Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Abnormalities, Multiple - epidemiology; Abnormalities, Multiple - pathology; Age; Algorithms; Biomarkers; Birth Weight; Body Height; Cohort Studies; Cryptorchidism - epidemiology; Cryptorchidism - pathology; Fetal Development; Gestational Age; Hospitals, Community; Humans; Hypospadias - epidemiology; Hypospadias - pathology; Incidence; India - epidemiology; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Male; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; India; anogenital distance; male programming window; testicular dysgenesis syndrome; cryptorchidism; endocrine-disrupting chemicals

STUDY QUESTION Are the anogenital distance (AGD) and stretched penile length (SPL) shorter in human newborn males with cryptorchidism? SUMMARY ANSWER AGD is significantly shorter in boys with undescended testis (UDT) and this correlation may indicate that both have a common antecedent early in gesta...