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RESPONSE OF MICROPENIS TO TOPICAL TESTOSTERONE AND
$ Q1 N/ O6 h" d* A. y& XGONADOTROPIN' x- a5 y, ?$ d% J- M7 O- o9 {1 B
RICHARD C. KLUGO* AND JOSEPH C. CERNY
/ m3 `; x# F9 m) Z9 E# [From the Division of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
4 c) O$ E2 {6 C! p7 NABSTRACT
! q! i& |+ H, M2 }2 HFive patients were treated with gonadotropin and topical testosterone for micropenis associated9 O8 q# S" A% ]1 ]
with hypothalamic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. All patients received 1,000 units of gonado-
C) C6 l# u1 ~/ @/ [- A6 Utropin weekly for 3 weeks, with a 6-week interval followed by 10 per cent topical testosterone
( A, ]1 E( I: p# [6 {- R/ |; kcream twice daily for 3 weeks. Serum testosterone levels were measured and remained equivalent4 j( K" L3 d0 g4 B
for both modes of therapy. Average penile growth response with gonadotropin was 14.3 per cent) g& H$ T1 T, h3 Y" R
increase in length and 5.0 per cent increase of girth. Topical testosterone produced an average
, N* e( d3 f4 k- J0 iincrease of 60 per cent in penile length and 52. 9 per cent in girth. The greatest growth response
% ?# Q% I" ?3 V# [) ^! K6 j% Foccurred in prepuberal male subjects with a minimal response in postpuberal male subjects. This
% Z X' B% k$ S M2 rstudy suggests that 10 per cent topical testosterone cream twice daily will produce effective penile4 ^# ~) l# I [% a9 T
growth. The response appears to be greater in younger children, which is consistent with previ-
* g# N/ ~5 u, J. Fously published studies of age-related 5 reductase activity.6 M4 `2 A2 t) Z: u
Children with microphallus regardless of its etiology will; {9 B- g& ]6 X( R: U7 J2 |. m- G
require augmentation or consideration for alteration of exter-
0 Z$ u4 y+ {: u+ w6 P- f1 V* c: I* |# Fnal genitalia. In many instances urethroplasty for hypo-9 |3 _9 U) v7 k8 K
spadias is easier with previous stimulation of phallic growth.
7 }" c6 j' X1 uThe use of testosterone administered parenterally or topically
5 }) v4 [7 I `* Z( z* {has produced effective phallic growth. 1- 3 The mechanism of5 T7 o: H! `/ N6 t; _: y3 `, o
response has been considered as local or systemic. With this
q+ T0 H/ G/ F k ain mind we studied 5 children with microphallus for response# X) S) _/ h4 ~
to gonadotropin and to topical testosterone independently.
5 l1 b9 | q+ P; zMATERIALS AND METHODS
$ i6 ~: M4 g6 `$ \0 }Five 46 XY male subjects between 3 and 17 years old were
, R) I& n5 a4 K3 t$ F% Q5 Levaluated for serum testosterone levels and hypothalamic7 o0 C& \: i" g1 k9 @0 k; I
function. Of these 5 boys 2 were considered to have Kallmann's
E& t1 R6 O6 Wsyndrome, 1 Prader-Willi syndrome and 2 idiopathic hypotha-
3 c1 `6 ?8 A! w% F' M) u8 C# W" g2 l: S# Ulamic deficiency. After evaluation of response to luteinizing
. ^; s- z- p" P+ v8 Fhormone-releasing hormone these patients were treated with# b4 X9 r* ~/ _ j4 i
1,000 units of gonadotropin weekly for 3 weeks. Six weeks
7 B! [! u y1 s& `' Lafter completion of gonadotropin therapy 10 per cent topical7 |5 s0 a3 Y. C& ^3 p0 p3 k1 Y
testosterone was applied to the phallus twice daily for 3 weeks.8 l: f3 G7 Z5 p2 k( S% U
Serum testosterone, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulat-
/ o# ]. ?/ \7 i! {/ ying hormone were monitored before, during and after comple-
# a; ^7 {- `7 j' {- U8 Ption of each phase of therapy. Penile stretch length was% ], v' o, l% u2 @( f9 W/ x5 g& c
obtained by measuring from the symphysis pubis to the tip of
% }" e H( Y( h3 v* T- k7 l7 Hthe glans. Penile circumferential (girth) measurements were7 _ s# T/ C2 [8 u! E( x+ C# k& z( R
obtained using an orthopedic digital measuring device (see' t0 K: L2 f! C' t
figure).
7 x- O/ n. I. i% }RESULTS
+ |* W' o5 G7 {2 |, s7 R( h5 HSerum testosterone increased moderately to levels between1 i0 b' W7 [3 V6 a0 @2 @+ m9 ~
50 and 86 ng./dl. with gonadotropin stimulation. Serum testos-( e* ?# l% {& p/ R$ o+ I
terone levels with topical testosterone remained near pre-
/ K; H- A, n( a, W( ]& ltreatment levels (35 ng./dl.) or were elevated to similar levels" h4 G+ t* ?. R" R
developed after gonadotropin therapy (96 ng./dl.). Higher
7 O, C$ z2 u, Xserum levels were noted in older patients (12 and 17 years old),
4 i# T C9 r) s# M fwhile lower levels persisted in younger patients (4, 8, and 108 x, V: ^/ |; x/ Y, Y
years old) (see table). Despite absence of profound alterations/ p/ Z7 [; _, E/ A) n
of serum testosterone the topical therapy provided a greater* E) w8 Z4 m* [1 z* H7 J
Accepted for publication July 1, 1977. ·% A# b: ]4 m8 M3 `) ]1 w
Read at annual meeting of American Urological Association,
! N8 i$ p/ u# }; \Chicago, Illinois, April 24-28, 1977.1 P( ?* Y. U' q! q8 X% r
* Requests for reprints: Division of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital,
' H; m+ Y, Q- @- B2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48202.
; I0 S. y2 n6 I# o% Rimprovement in phallic growth compared to gonadotropin.& t/ U4 q/ p1 O8 M- D( G) Z6 b
Average phallic growth with gonadotropin was 14.3 per cent
+ Z7 j& p a; b3 L |- Iincrease in length and 5.0 per cent increase of girth. Topical/ W2 m% R# U7 ^+ F8 W) W$ e
testosterone produced a 60.0 per cent increase of phallic length) m+ n. [0 m- h& @2 \
and 52.9 per cent increase of girth (circumference). The
7 C& d! |# P8 U3 }$ d% f; Jresponse to topical testosterone was greatest in children be-% u0 c# F) i3 Z3 \$ s6 `- b" {
tween 4 and 8 years old, with a gradual decrease to age 17
: u f9 W; u" Z$ z: J. iyears (see table)." N7 p$ m! B `7 I3 ]3 l) X, n% ]' p
DISCUSSION
' `6 e- s) }$ W) e6 ?, ~2 sTopical testosterone has been used effectively by other5 ~: C& k+ G; s6 n
clinicians but its mode of action remains controversial. Im-
# N2 c7 j. X# z* F' Gmergut and associates reported an excellent growth response# @0 X1 G4 e, s6 p, J: `$ U
to topical testosterone with low levels of serum testosterone,
: x" T3 m; w9 Q; W& T, Osuggesting a local effect.1 Others have obtained growth re-1 L2 j5 A1 ~+ G2 }6 T
sponse with high. levels of serum testosterone after topical
; Q3 l% J. a# P }3 p+ cadministration, suggesting a systemic response. 3 The use of
* v( C3 U* W5 q* C ~gonadotropin to obtain levels of serum testosterone compara-
# y/ T& u2 U+ Q& ]6 v5 bble to levels obtained with topical testosterone would seem to
$ m* [2 J" h. U, R( T% }provide a means to compare the relative effectiveness of
% m2 n0 v8 O9 @% e9 Mtopical testosterone to systemic testosterone effect. It cer-7 [+ ?7 O8 k/ V
tainly has been established that gonadotropin as well as par- v) Z. V. q$ N9 v5 ]. z, B
enteral testosterone administration will produce genital
3 M$ _8 R+ b: b3 j8 E `4 mgrowth. Our report shows that the growth of the phallus was3 _( e2 z# Q1 F% n3 x6 [
significantly greater with topical applications than with go-. P* N7 k: h% {! e( K) h8 L* B
nadotropin, particularly in children less than 10 years old.2 G* ~6 n, Z2 _2 o0 m2 v; ^
The levels of serum testosterone remained similar or lower
0 ]' W1 w9 g. hthan with gonadotropin during therapy, suggesting that topi-
) t! h# a9 z' \) E, Hcal application produces genital growth by its local effect as5 s8 m2 Z. @ D; ]0 ]" D6 h
well as its systemic effect.0 C+ p: X4 j: ~4 h& e
Review of our patients and their growth response related to$ a& n; }: r& q$ J
age shows a greater growth response at an earlier age. This is5 R N4 G1 B- p6 |* l
consistent with the findings of Wilson and Walker, who
* t6 Q3 \8 M9 W& o6 [reported an increased conversion of testosterone to dihydrotes-
3 {! \3 U4 I3 ?tosterone in the foreskin of neonates and infants.4 This activ-* D! c0 E9 ^4 A8 _% ^
ity gradually decreases with age until puberty when it ap-6 T8 Q; I/ G4 o' n, J" g" |: b
proaches the same level of activity as peripheral skin. It may
% i, l' V- R0 | P1 h: A) iwell be that absorption of testosterone is less when applied at, V+ O' y% @( {- L
an earlier age as suggested by lower serum levels in children6 Z+ F8 F. O& s* H
less than 10 years old. This fact may be explained by the
2 z# i, r. ?$ w/ M# Igreater ability of phallic skin to convert testosterone to dihy-- i; a5 y- ^7 y% @
drotestosterone at this age. Conversely, serum levels in older @' ]( k# E9 O& W, Q
patients were higher, possibly because of decreased local+ R$ \$ S: G- e' }5 e( K
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8 `; ]. k' Z1 z7 ` N2 `- S' _668 KLUGO AND CERNY$ A- b8 ]8 k; p0 J# P+ H: M
Pt. Age
; i l5 `7 |$ p1 Z# P(yrs.)
0 g# n" ?, {- _, E& |/ tSerum Testosterone Phallus (cm.) Change Length
6 K. O K3 _3 L: W9 ?(ng./dl.) Girth x Length (%)
' k0 f8 S/ ^( l1 C% i44 [- f. _- b3 K, v
8) a5 X6 d" f3 ~, j$ T& F( B9 i/ O
10
$ I2 {8 H e7 _1 A7 ?12
/ a+ l$ X) e, v4 R6 ~, n17
) E- q. b1 i oGonadotropin
$ \/ e# ?1 ?* Y6 Q( Q7 Q6 i! P71.6 2.0 X 3 16.6
6 E% [9 h/ w0 r3 l% U50.4 4.0 X 5.0 20.0
$ j# ?9 J6 M' W0 u7 U: p9 j: F) s% x22.0 4.5 X 4.0 25.0
# J$ ?5 {3 b; s* R* S2 H84.6 4.0 X 4.5 11.1) ]1 |& e3 g, J2 E0 W- w" `4 o
85.9 4.5 X 5.5 9.0
/ d9 k9 Q2 N) i' X- FAv. 14.3
) X a; s7 K& {" \4! `( _. p. J1 s: g2 a
8
: c/ _8 ^2 {, n, W1 t10
. n$ b$ n/ I! m$ g12
# S+ r7 V3 S* [17
) H7 Y6 ?: p5 a2 _+ L7 Q/ W2 J, MTopical testosterone
( e1 `4 V, P1 ?, N% n1 {34.6 4.5 X 6.5 85. H+ o& f% k% C' a K
38.8 6.0 X 8.5 70 k5 u, [& d; H* L9 w
40.0 6.0 X 6.5 62.5; Q i4 w- |$ p8 L; h) C1 P
93.6 6.0 X 7.0 55.5
\: k6 ?- | Z0 j9 o3 t1 m7 s95.0 6.5 X 7.0 27.2
$ m, P# [+ U+ I y5 @0 G. VAv. 60.0: i# H9 R$ j5 c8 f% U+ a9 U
available testosterone. Again, emphasis should be placed on
8 c- [4 [1 w9 Q5 E. p8 K' I* Aearly therapy when lower levels of testosterone appear to, X5 w4 T+ T7 H) ?. ~/ M0 `
provide the best responses. The earlier therapy is instituted3 S, o# l* ]. t+ @% ^
the more likely there will be an excellent response with low# @; L4 A e; K }* m$ ^/ K
serum levels. Response occurs throughout adolescence as' j/ ]& F" E/ W6 p
noted in nomograms of phallic growth. 7 The actual response
3 y4 p, @, {" J! y; s0 Vto a given serum level of testosterone is much greater at birth1 r: h V& ^" f' J
and gradually decreases as boys reach puberty. This is most6 L- l. e% v& e- V( V+ w6 Q
likely related to the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotes-. R7 c' |! I4 V9 {7 O: a
tosterone and correlates well with the studies of testosterone
: F: T" C6 c4 nconversion in foreskin at various ages.
+ `# [4 @4 _1 sThe question arises regarding early treatment as to whether) C& Z3 J( B5 _8 ?: X! ^
one might sacrifice ultimate potential growth as with acceler-/ Q- R% Z! x2 m* l, G3 C
ated bone growth. The situation appears quite the reverse
, ~8 a: q, W/ }' g# J/ rwith phallic response. If the early growth period is not used
6 [! x5 Q* N' b" m' \when 5a reductase activity is greatest then potential growth
* S0 J+ ~+ i# H% V) ], zmay be lost. We have not observed any regression of growth
& k9 T+ `5 J3 W9 ^+ Oattained with topical or gonadotropin therapy. It may well
: [" V+ L8 D2 Y9 ~be that some patients will show little or no response to any
) a5 A/ F0 A+ ^5 K% G/ u Cform of therapy. This would suggest a defect in the ability to
9 f1 r, U: u/ q3 [convert testosterone to dihydrotestosterone and indicate that
* J4 E8 C* p# Y( W" d& Wphallic and peripheral skin, and subcutaneous tissue should
. p3 S1 f, S# G, l7 c8 cbe compared for 5a reductase activity.+ f& j- p6 s9 D) g1 R
A, loop enlarges to measure penile girth in millimeters. B,
8 U* N$ p9 ?' r- v9 jexample of penile girth computed easily and accurately.
9 K' X5 l' W# `* F7 e6 |conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. It is in this
+ k# X( I" O, Jolder group that others have noted high levels of serum
) S% e! h9 ?9 s7 Mtestosterone with topical application. It would also appear2 g/ I% X9 ^* h) {2 q3 _
that phallic response during puberty is related directly to the# A: x5 ^1 ~- P" ^; ?9 C
serum testosterone level. There also is other evidence of local
% I9 r7 O# `" e$ u! }7 gresponse to testosterone with hair growth and with spermato-" H3 a5 }9 S* L9 c2 m
genesis. 5• 6& Q3 U0 K. {5 F7 q+ j* V
Administration of larger doses of gonadotropin or systemic7 a7 ^( o, Q2 N( M" [% @
testosterone, as well as topical applications that produce
8 F0 l/ e5 J9 Y1 _, F, bhigher levels of serum testosterone (150 to 900 ng./dl.), will
, s+ n; ]1 e2 U, P) W7 P) Palso produce phallic growth but risks accelerated skeletal
- s1 i4 t# O4 Nmaturation even after stopping treatment. It would appear# t% T J3 ?: Z: X% W$ }
that this may be avoided by topical applications of testosterone1 d* u, x* U0 v& S% R! ~ `
and monitoring of serum testosterone. Even with this control" G1 E- V, K5 B7 e, H( q
the duration of our therapy did not exceed 3 weeks at any1 T9 O. }( H. x+ {+ k
time. It is apparent that the prepuberal male subject may
# @6 y$ H" k& Z6 C. T4 e' e# tsuffer accelerated bone growth with testosterone levels near
# y8 B0 y; N1 b" ~% Q4 B200 ng./dl. When skeletal maturation is complete the level of9 v i/ X" I# G5 o0 g' g
serum testosterone can be maintained in the 700 to 1,300 ng./
' | B% h; ^9 F* K( r* \dl. range to stimulate phallic growth and secondary sexual* ~! B v$ G. E% V* q% @9 b
changes. Therefore, after skeletal maturation parenteral tes-" f9 G& V7 V4 M3 z. w
tosterone may be used to advantage. Before skeletal matura-
% n, t$ J) a1 Ition care must be taken to avoid maintaining levels of serum9 ?# Q; ]5 H2 K5 I; F9 y H
testosterone more than 100 ng./dl. Low-dose gonadotropin
6 b+ q9 J# L' p: jdepends upon intrinsic testicular activity and may require
. g2 h3 S& |2 W, h9 K# Aprolonged administration for any response.4 P. F3 I& C& H1 q3 s5 T
Alternately, topical testosterone does not depend upon tes-
* s4 B+ L! X p; i x9 X- Bticular function and may provide a more constant level of% L$ ] }3 A6 K" w5 I1 N. T- k2 ^
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