Testicular volume variations from 0 to 28 years of age

Int Urol Nephrol. 1989;21(2):159-67. doi: 10.1007/BF02550804.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Hungary
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Roma
  • Testis / anatomy & histology*
  • Testis / growth & development