Anogenital Distance and Penile Length in Infants with Hypospadias or Cryptorchidism:Comparison with Normative Data
Author(s) -
Ajay Thankamony,
Ngee Lek,
Dan Carroll,
Martyn P. L. Williams,
David B. Dunger,
Carlo L. Acerini,
Ken K. Ong,
Ieuan A. Hughes
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1307178
Subject(s) - anogenital distance , hypospadias , disorders of sex development , normative , penis , medicine , urology , gynecology , physiology , biology , anatomy , pregnancy , genetics , fetus , in utero , philosophy , epistemology
Anogenital distance (AGD) in animals is a sensitive biomarker of fetal endocrine disruption and the associated testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS). However, AGD in human infants with cryptorchidism and hypospadias, which are potential manifestations of TDS during childhood, is not clearly described.
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