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RESPONSE OF MICROPENIS TO TOPICAL TESTOSTERONE AND
6 K9 k3 y( N7 o8 m# J. aGONADOTROPIN
! @+ R" R2 E# A+ L9 XRICHARD C. KLUGO* AND JOSEPH C. CERNY
B. Y ~5 t9 D+ Y6 j. sFrom the Division of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan9 [* t! e8 v: h! m$ D
ABSTRACT$ w/ m$ N$ T' a: C! c' C6 p7 W
Five patients were treated with gonadotropin and topical testosterone for micropenis associated
2 G: f2 d2 j+ B9 Y" G# c; lwith hypothalamic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. All patients received 1,000 units of gonado-
3 D$ L& R4 w% Ntropin weekly for 3 weeks, with a 6-week interval followed by 10 per cent topical testosterone
/ w A1 y3 a' _9 |9 q7 Wcream twice daily for 3 weeks. Serum testosterone levels were measured and remained equivalent
' p7 M* ?) K8 Nfor both modes of therapy. Average penile growth response with gonadotropin was 14.3 per cent
/ a7 b1 X$ I% Wincrease in length and 5.0 per cent increase of girth. Topical testosterone produced an average R0 I- d6 @: i; e
increase of 60 per cent in penile length and 52. 9 per cent in girth. The greatest growth response0 {* q$ j: w2 F
occurred in prepuberal male subjects with a minimal response in postpuberal male subjects. This( D; |, y' W3 u' z' P) _5 V
study suggests that 10 per cent topical testosterone cream twice daily will produce effective penile2 o: X8 }' Z: l% Y
growth. The response appears to be greater in younger children, which is consistent with previ-
; z3 }) F! K2 q9 p" h( ?3 vously published studies of age-related 5 reductase activity.
/ o+ \) M+ m* h8 _Children with microphallus regardless of its etiology will
7 j9 h0 ]" o7 \" Rrequire augmentation or consideration for alteration of exter-
& N, l8 z" ~) Y( ]nal genitalia. In many instances urethroplasty for hypo-
$ e: l3 a" ^4 C$ }" m; G( C0 tspadias is easier with previous stimulation of phallic growth.& @/ W# `* {( e5 V& S- x$ u
The use of testosterone administered parenterally or topically
" {. I: a0 w% t5 b$ Vhas produced effective phallic growth. 1- 3 The mechanism of# b4 i( D' }, G
response has been considered as local or systemic. With this) {3 A4 {3 E) v# d# M; Y7 l5 P6 M
in mind we studied 5 children with microphallus for response& Z: a6 {' a1 g5 o# J" D+ U, G- a
to gonadotropin and to topical testosterone independently.0 P$ ?. V9 r5 }! }& q* |
MATERIALS AND METHODS2 X' K7 V# ~3 `
Five 46 XY male subjects between 3 and 17 years old were
" {! Q( L' V' E) T4 |# `evaluated for serum testosterone levels and hypothalamic( t+ S# t/ w$ m# e4 Q: J7 w
function. Of these 5 boys 2 were considered to have Kallmann's
' z4 e+ }7 D4 H" wsyndrome, 1 Prader-Willi syndrome and 2 idiopathic hypotha-8 N0 Y% T1 _7 O" y4 ^2 ]2 u
lamic deficiency. After evaluation of response to luteinizing
+ ~6 X2 H d3 c8 Whormone-releasing hormone these patients were treated with
5 f( o7 N- S4 B% h3 {1,000 units of gonadotropin weekly for 3 weeks. Six weeks3 @8 M/ k: Q$ A/ @
after completion of gonadotropin therapy 10 per cent topical
& X5 ?- ^3 S2 i/ [/ l6 c" i5 A6 [testosterone was applied to the phallus twice daily for 3 weeks.
6 H' N0 y/ H/ ?. RSerum testosterone, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulat-0 d; W* o0 \. q, v: J
ing hormone were monitored before, during and after comple-
( B! F; O; e3 G+ etion of each phase of therapy. Penile stretch length was/ x. \. s! c# @8 ]
obtained by measuring from the symphysis pubis to the tip of
* W+ R& {/ i. G& p5 H+ B) m$ othe glans. Penile circumferential (girth) measurements were
, }9 ~* E* \. P4 _2 X' w! h. vobtained using an orthopedic digital measuring device (see
0 _* h' g4 @$ ifigure).
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Serum testosterone increased moderately to levels between
# h) ~% v9 o! W( \" h5 y50 and 86 ng./dl. with gonadotropin stimulation. Serum testos-$ h! t# L; [0 G
terone levels with topical testosterone remained near pre-6 ]4 O7 O* L; T U: o2 o
treatment levels (35 ng./dl.) or were elevated to similar levels. f a& r; M/ Z9 c( E
developed after gonadotropin therapy (96 ng./dl.). Higher" Q0 m; w0 q9 h7 Z, t7 T
serum levels were noted in older patients (12 and 17 years old),: N2 N6 `: M* X7 Z
while lower levels persisted in younger patients (4, 8, and 10
: H; I0 I0 ]3 W! w1 E" fyears old) (see table). Despite absence of profound alterations
8 e" [1 f0 x5 M Hof serum testosterone the topical therapy provided a greater
. a2 ~, H, y# ^Accepted for publication July 1, 1977. ·
9 K; B4 o5 E! M7 w3 a# I, rRead at annual meeting of American Urological Association,
' l5 v) h2 o# ?" \/ ZChicago, Illinois, April 24-28, 1977.
1 ?9 i+ F9 d5 ]* Requests for reprints: Division of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, P k9 @' F. ^! D& N! ? D2 d
2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48202.2 z* \- d9 n0 E% X! b. {
improvement in phallic growth compared to gonadotropin.
+ ?* J. _, [0 x4 O- t; Z- |4 NAverage phallic growth with gonadotropin was 14.3 per cent9 |( \9 M7 x0 w, k
increase in length and 5.0 per cent increase of girth. Topical
7 i3 Q# v8 R4 w6 o" S6 u( ?testosterone produced a 60.0 per cent increase of phallic length) G4 B4 \* L8 [! P; a: x
and 52.9 per cent increase of girth (circumference). The
6 _+ K. J& X2 i) ^8 E7 Q$ Wresponse to topical testosterone was greatest in children be-
; l; i' x4 j. Htween 4 and 8 years old, with a gradual decrease to age 17
4 ^( j9 m6 R' S7 H+ X5 [years (see table).
6 Y& V' X6 q( E& ^5 ?DISCUSSION
0 ?; D' D/ `5 iTopical testosterone has been used effectively by other
7 J/ H1 {: t5 U$ Z; O. qclinicians but its mode of action remains controversial. Im-
. j4 A# e0 m; J/ e6 Tmergut and associates reported an excellent growth response& U0 q- c' t- b# N: U, ^) I3 b
to topical testosterone with low levels of serum testosterone,
8 _: ~( \7 g( O* asuggesting a local effect.1 Others have obtained growth re-1 W3 l9 n& e3 B) x4 R) Y
sponse with high. levels of serum testosterone after topical& U. c- x% ?2 p( Y' {$ L; C
administration, suggesting a systemic response. 3 The use of
7 z/ l7 i- c' j0 j$ Q) l& X: xgonadotropin to obtain levels of serum testosterone compara-
) T' l+ y J; w. C6 O( f+ G) o, Hble to levels obtained with topical testosterone would seem to: V" f6 f9 f* a, P, K
provide a means to compare the relative effectiveness of
) d! ^/ b- g' l, d2 G! D& H: Otopical testosterone to systemic testosterone effect. It cer-* `5 Q8 u( V3 ]5 a/ P, H- M
tainly has been established that gonadotropin as well as par-- B/ H) @; y) J( a9 w- B$ T4 D* G1 |
enteral testosterone administration will produce genital p6 M# Y3 Z+ K* ]3 k; |
growth. Our report shows that the growth of the phallus was+ i" K3 b( E |4 s) M6 a
significantly greater with topical applications than with go-8 a! P3 B3 |5 K2 i& b
nadotropin, particularly in children less than 10 years old.$ l# B8 E2 l7 p) _! ^
The levels of serum testosterone remained similar or lower- k, j0 \/ z" r7 m5 g
than with gonadotropin during therapy, suggesting that topi-
& ]8 p/ }; R( l/ `7 wcal application produces genital growth by its local effect as
* U+ ^. I: G. c4 |well as its systemic effect.
& Z9 ]% ^$ I8 c- V5 QReview of our patients and their growth response related to
$ G/ y' D6 o: j5 M9 B, W: e: Oage shows a greater growth response at an earlier age. This is# k5 C9 [- u# {5 y
consistent with the findings of Wilson and Walker, who
! O9 x# s) u, a) Ureported an increased conversion of testosterone to dihydrotes-9 [1 t) z V6 J" h# X2 J) n* m7 r" j# e
tosterone in the foreskin of neonates and infants.4 This activ- k9 c$ f Y# q; l5 [
ity gradually decreases with age until puberty when it ap-
1 r! `: Z3 |+ g! D7 T& gproaches the same level of activity as peripheral skin. It may
5 v" c# g5 {. @: z7 Hwell be that absorption of testosterone is less when applied at
8 j- t ^: i j7 p) nan earlier age as suggested by lower serum levels in children
1 |- [* X4 Z; I& f% m- j& Vless than 10 years old. This fact may be explained by the
7 I, `7 \5 O+ q$ z, igreater ability of phallic skin to convert testosterone to dihy-
" m: U$ h4 Z/ @ T; m; ^drotestosterone at this age. Conversely, serum levels in older
) U6 F! R5 f( Q4 A0 e# X* x" E xpatients were higher, possibly because of decreased local D9 y2 T* _ a8 J6 W8 y; `" J
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Pt. Age; U% D# v, r8 d
(yrs.)
9 Y' _, \: F& V, B- ], W: ?) T" iSerum Testosterone Phallus (cm.) Change Length% q i" `% b- b6 u9 U
(ng./dl.) Girth x Length (%)
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@2 |# o m' B, T( _8
$ a g9 c; e( v# X4 ~9 \4 G$ E10$ C) A" p# n, N2 i+ d) o L; M
12
# N# `4 j- M. R2 i$ V17
" H" Z+ u# b% t9 aGonadotropin
; ]) }5 T0 T0 s4 ~71.6 2.0 X 3 16.61 V1 \$ e" s8 C# S
50.4 4.0 X 5.0 20.0
1 D9 d7 w, N9 {0 L6 e22.0 4.5 X 4.0 25.0
. Q: Q) E+ v7 `84.6 4.0 X 4.5 11.1
0 g. `, E) [/ \: x1 Q l H3 h85.9 4.5 X 5.5 9.0
1 O$ i- Q. {2 ~3 e& b$ N/ t3 Y( yAv. 14.3
+ Q: ^5 p) ]) y/ ~0 `40 F: L" ~6 R+ l: j3 I
8
6 s% h' w5 T; |+ P0 Z% D9 |101 c5 w' }( _& I8 X
12" @0 B3 \; {4 m$ _
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Topical testosterone
& _1 ~: h% D- d) z) e34.6 4.5 X 6.5 85' q* {) `8 F( | _+ g4 o6 S5 S, t7 Y
38.8 6.0 X 8.5 70: K) z& _! j, b& {7 G
40.0 6.0 X 6.5 62.59 ?2 P2 E9 L' h% T2 c" R2 s9 C& F
93.6 6.0 X 7.0 55.5
+ e7 M8 j9 X( ^7 p' a% z95.0 6.5 X 7.0 27.2/ U2 Y1 e: a' @
Av. 60.0
, N1 \& ~+ W, |6 c& Xavailable testosterone. Again, emphasis should be placed on5 j9 U3 ~! E1 e Y$ }
early therapy when lower levels of testosterone appear to' u' K) Y# T; D7 N6 x1 @
provide the best responses. The earlier therapy is instituted
/ e- X. Z! k& X7 v' Zthe more likely there will be an excellent response with low
9 b3 t7 N8 a- s* fserum levels. Response occurs throughout adolescence as
; z& t7 L- }: z3 I* a% bnoted in nomograms of phallic growth. 7 The actual response
! s$ @" z/ \6 ]to a given serum level of testosterone is much greater at birth
& K$ R. `. s) T$ x3 d1 Zand gradually decreases as boys reach puberty. This is most) i* p3 Q% f. x: ^. k
likely related to the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotes-
& s. q1 k7 Y+ V* d6 _. gtosterone and correlates well with the studies of testosterone
( X1 ^, {, J1 y/ `conversion in foreskin at various ages.& i, c( @3 n, B+ k, _# F! E
The question arises regarding early treatment as to whether* W; w! T1 S; Y. E
one might sacrifice ultimate potential growth as with acceler- s; H U( a% k- R% V
ated bone growth. The situation appears quite the reverse+ F8 G( [5 w# O8 {8 n0 F+ k
with phallic response. If the early growth period is not used0 G; A3 s0 V3 g) y j% n S# l4 y
when 5a reductase activity is greatest then potential growth& p/ h3 j* N) z! O
may be lost. We have not observed any regression of growth
: W" A$ X& p3 Q- |$ K: ]: m0 battained with topical or gonadotropin therapy. It may well' d( X4 j' f- q8 k% {
be that some patients will show little or no response to any t8 z% E0 G* E; h3 T/ R
form of therapy. This would suggest a defect in the ability to
m" W9 i3 M% Iconvert testosterone to dihydrotestosterone and indicate that$ q4 O( k/ `1 e$ Z t( K
phallic and peripheral skin, and subcutaneous tissue should
9 U* w& M6 H- O8 d+ Wbe compared for 5a reductase activity.
. q3 S, \2 M$ U" }: M- z. zA, loop enlarges to measure penile girth in millimeters. B,
8 j3 i2 o# p5 ?, z+ {5 P* V" Z: Jexample of penile girth computed easily and accurately.% j' n: ^- L( M
conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. It is in this; n7 ?, \* n( F/ Y9 j4 A' r
older group that others have noted high levels of serum
; o) l* ?$ s% A: B# Dtestosterone with topical application. It would also appear
/ g( A7 a& E" \: I) }9 H( _* ]1 cthat phallic response during puberty is related directly to the- } I9 h# \' V" v
serum testosterone level. There also is other evidence of local
! `" ]( ~; R6 Y& _response to testosterone with hair growth and with spermato-% G H- c" a# K+ @3 {' e; j- {4 ]& T( ^
genesis. 5• 6% L- ~6 c& D- J: F5 n& V
Administration of larger doses of gonadotropin or systemic
1 W. V# X, X: @7 F: Z# c8 Jtestosterone, as well as topical applications that produce7 ^4 ?9 n/ M: t$ T9 r
higher levels of serum testosterone (150 to 900 ng./dl.), will H$ ~$ r- G+ _$ p: R& q
also produce phallic growth but risks accelerated skeletal. |/ W' a: V0 r" S
maturation even after stopping treatment. It would appear
# ]2 u/ \5 \* r! o+ Ithat this may be avoided by topical applications of testosterone
2 v" J' x, l- W( y5 B% ^and monitoring of serum testosterone. Even with this control
2 }% S! O( x- [6 r& ^the duration of our therapy did not exceed 3 weeks at any7 m d/ }/ }! |! U4 A
time. It is apparent that the prepuberal male subject may* `5 z5 [# T; u& f V- }7 U4 e" Q
suffer accelerated bone growth with testosterone levels near2 N$ C) l6 \3 q8 F. A% X9 \9 C, I
200 ng./dl. When skeletal maturation is complete the level of) O; ^9 C# `+ t1 j% y7 f
serum testosterone can be maintained in the 700 to 1,300 ng./2 o$ q: _2 a/ m" h2 U# c( R' o) O
dl. range to stimulate phallic growth and secondary sexual S) u7 Y4 N% @. Z3 X6 S/ F
changes. Therefore, after skeletal maturation parenteral tes-
% L2 h9 `7 F7 q/ z2 xtosterone may be used to advantage. Before skeletal matura-
$ w+ f6 m2 N! f6 ~tion care must be taken to avoid maintaining levels of serum
$ s( A9 H4 L: j9 l! C& O& x# _testosterone more than 100 ng./dl. Low-dose gonadotropin
1 k. h$ V7 X2 A& r- rdepends upon intrinsic testicular activity and may require. G) i+ u% J; @2 V$ C+ @
prolonged administration for any response.
2 P. r, a- s8 B( I! TAlternately, topical testosterone does not depend upon tes-
1 m5 b8 T; M4 k+ ~; \ticular function and may provide a more constant level of
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