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RESPONSE OF MICROPENIS TO TOPICAL TESTOSTERONE AND! F) i' p" O+ H; a8 v. l
GONADOTROPIN4 ?, S& X, n) o/ \$ P
RICHARD C. KLUGO* AND JOSEPH C. CERNY
0 Q' W+ U) t9 A$ G0 ~+ NFrom the Division of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan4 d$ y L% ]! g5 a9 z! B
ABSTRACT
7 r* c. q* F3 {) I4 q o6 xFive patients were treated with gonadotropin and topical testosterone for micropenis associated
; J7 A2 Z% u v! o( ywith hypothalamic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. All patients received 1,000 units of gonado-$ v* Q% G& c2 j( ~
tropin weekly for 3 weeks, with a 6-week interval followed by 10 per cent topical testosterone$ p5 m; z4 D( Z2 J* W3 A
cream twice daily for 3 weeks. Serum testosterone levels were measured and remained equivalent! c" S( J1 a2 a; L
for both modes of therapy. Average penile growth response with gonadotropin was 14.3 per cent
; p' [$ x! i: A2 y" L: q& S* zincrease in length and 5.0 per cent increase of girth. Topical testosterone produced an average- g! e9 B$ B3 c) J
increase of 60 per cent in penile length and 52. 9 per cent in girth. The greatest growth response" _/ J8 ^9 j0 y/ {+ F. J4 D
occurred in prepuberal male subjects with a minimal response in postpuberal male subjects. This
6 C }3 K$ n) U! b% Kstudy suggests that 10 per cent topical testosterone cream twice daily will produce effective penile1 `# O5 w+ c, S$ Z$ i$ k/ s9 V) \- G# e" d
growth. The response appears to be greater in younger children, which is consistent with previ-
0 [3 J, t' V) {. d3 Mously published studies of age-related 5 reductase activity.- E0 B# W o3 t; ]4 Q& d
Children with microphallus regardless of its etiology will
7 L1 i5 N8 |/ |. a% Irequire augmentation or consideration for alteration of exter-
4 S% U/ d9 w* Q/ p; \nal genitalia. In many instances urethroplasty for hypo-
2 U4 \: q% q+ Y+ c) L0 }spadias is easier with previous stimulation of phallic growth.5 d2 q! I5 p% s' t6 A, W; Y4 l
The use of testosterone administered parenterally or topically* b# O% Q( z: }7 F9 l8 H
has produced effective phallic growth. 1- 3 The mechanism of! b7 J8 Z( M5 z5 L: ^
response has been considered as local or systemic. With this2 F* A4 s" L$ M9 N
in mind we studied 5 children with microphallus for response* L( N3 V( L2 o/ m
to gonadotropin and to topical testosterone independently./ c% E$ H& j( P t! q/ O7 @5 ~
MATERIALS AND METHODS
6 E6 v' E& x3 Z3 x9 lFive 46 XY male subjects between 3 and 17 years old were% \9 i7 s" _, u. `/ b9 x
evaluated for serum testosterone levels and hypothalamic
- J9 S g9 e) J5 F9 @+ E) N# h efunction. Of these 5 boys 2 were considered to have Kallmann's& G! _8 U$ S) O7 h) M& K8 \
syndrome, 1 Prader-Willi syndrome and 2 idiopathic hypotha-
2 j, \* U9 g- W% M" N( h) Tlamic deficiency. After evaluation of response to luteinizing% |& k6 m% D* N6 E. e
hormone-releasing hormone these patients were treated with
: T% p0 Y, d' B) a& f/ T4 w# \- K7 e1,000 units of gonadotropin weekly for 3 weeks. Six weeks
* i3 i. r& w5 t0 ?" Bafter completion of gonadotropin therapy 10 per cent topical" {( {$ ^; w$ n$ p6 g
testosterone was applied to the phallus twice daily for 3 weeks.
t T+ d M. l8 L: sSerum testosterone, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulat-$ O% s6 j1 e" O k/ X, f! ~
ing hormone were monitored before, during and after comple-( a2 ~, T- J5 V
tion of each phase of therapy. Penile stretch length was
, X+ c2 Z' j; ]9 W- Eobtained by measuring from the symphysis pubis to the tip of
: h" L5 |( U; ~2 b# ~/ ^the glans. Penile circumferential (girth) measurements were7 J7 b1 Q" k% j! g5 h0 o
obtained using an orthopedic digital measuring device (see7 m1 G. e# o, B
figure).
9 }+ n3 T( b2 v, f( {. d- @RESULTS
4 L& J9 b( t F5 `. n: _Serum testosterone increased moderately to levels between
( ]0 D7 } t5 P/ e50 and 86 ng./dl. with gonadotropin stimulation. Serum testos-; `) I- O/ s5 L% X
terone levels with topical testosterone remained near pre-: V" T% U5 i+ E
treatment levels (35 ng./dl.) or were elevated to similar levels
, G, J9 w3 L$ J6 J+ @1 {/ Vdeveloped after gonadotropin therapy (96 ng./dl.). Higher
9 u, |. f/ E% o. n* xserum levels were noted in older patients (12 and 17 years old),
# P+ l" o2 a0 C. C( p4 kwhile lower levels persisted in younger patients (4, 8, and 10+ D9 I+ ^/ t" Q" T- o
years old) (see table). Despite absence of profound alterations
+ ^% g' k# t6 eof serum testosterone the topical therapy provided a greater; c) C8 G. R0 ^
Accepted for publication July 1, 1977. ·
; j! x y/ [$ Q0 @% N( JRead at annual meeting of American Urological Association,
# ^7 S' Z- `7 w1 ?* {" s: T* wChicago, Illinois, April 24-28, 1977.
. E2 ]0 \9 D/ b0 v3 j. Q" p* Requests for reprints: Division of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital,% @) N( [$ I$ l! X8 V5 v
2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Michigan 48202.
0 V- [- }. c" x1 A* Z5 oimprovement in phallic growth compared to gonadotropin.
! ]9 l; F9 z( R) [/ n5 cAverage phallic growth with gonadotropin was 14.3 per cent' J. w: ~; k O0 g1 _9 i; n- d
increase in length and 5.0 per cent increase of girth. Topical7 ~( _" L2 r/ e6 x* k
testosterone produced a 60.0 per cent increase of phallic length& g2 ^% c, @7 c8 S0 E
and 52.9 per cent increase of girth (circumference). The# m+ ?# A8 [" Q2 I6 K+ s0 |
response to topical testosterone was greatest in children be-5 w. f' P! u! W4 j8 t. A3 y/ t
tween 4 and 8 years old, with a gradual decrease to age 17: ]& X9 l" E9 _2 O t) o( o" f
years (see table).
9 |) b9 W) [6 ZDISCUSSION
/ G" y7 _( l) G cTopical testosterone has been used effectively by other
' W' Q/ _& Z7 k; S. \' H+ m( rclinicians but its mode of action remains controversial. Im-
& W i' d% e+ q! fmergut and associates reported an excellent growth response r7 q+ j) R, z) {+ Q2 q
to topical testosterone with low levels of serum testosterone,7 i$ k9 ^2 k Q) z1 J( i
suggesting a local effect.1 Others have obtained growth re-
" e# S- g: z9 D+ Usponse with high. levels of serum testosterone after topical% z: b. |/ c2 w1 O# D3 a* N: e! r C* `
administration, suggesting a systemic response. 3 The use of* a; o( Y# o" f% |4 x
gonadotropin to obtain levels of serum testosterone compara-
) g6 u* B9 f6 s$ K sble to levels obtained with topical testosterone would seem to, u! X* G$ _9 ?) ?# O
provide a means to compare the relative effectiveness of, ]0 p% i% u! C3 U( x4 R
topical testosterone to systemic testosterone effect. It cer-0 R! P. |8 X- _9 H0 I! Y
tainly has been established that gonadotropin as well as par-
/ ]5 }& [. }$ p0 L* venteral testosterone administration will produce genital
( f' Q6 @. B2 p! mgrowth. Our report shows that the growth of the phallus was
0 i. a9 Y8 s. t; zsignificantly greater with topical applications than with go- t/ j( _) X( u7 _
nadotropin, particularly in children less than 10 years old.
; h4 Q( T% A. l, o6 k/ LThe levels of serum testosterone remained similar or lower
* c9 v! k. g1 dthan with gonadotropin during therapy, suggesting that topi-
) e1 H+ K' M- \3 u0 ^cal application produces genital growth by its local effect as3 U& y# @; M, r, a: \9 o8 L
well as its systemic effect.
& S; y; ], ?. r0 |' qReview of our patients and their growth response related to
; \, ]! h& Y n$ V5 u* o' k' l9 Vage shows a greater growth response at an earlier age. This is# s0 a1 {2 g$ F/ ~8 [" T- l
consistent with the findings of Wilson and Walker, who* E" f2 p4 q( F ]
reported an increased conversion of testosterone to dihydrotes-6 d) t; r! N" B8 o: X
tosterone in the foreskin of neonates and infants.4 This activ-
* C6 L( D) c# X* dity gradually decreases with age until puberty when it ap-6 a2 ^1 V, `9 d. m6 j" j8 j( L: ]
proaches the same level of activity as peripheral skin. It may
! R9 v, s$ r% W& [ X; hwell be that absorption of testosterone is less when applied at
6 r, ^7 G2 N8 t. r6 \* fan earlier age as suggested by lower serum levels in children6 Q: L) p$ V# g; D$ G4 c* L& L
less than 10 years old. This fact may be explained by the6 e7 ~3 b$ H1 o2 ]! c! z5 U
greater ability of phallic skin to convert testosterone to dihy-. t* v( b, l2 r* [" \6 W
drotestosterone at this age. Conversely, serum levels in older
* a6 f' G" x$ W0 j% opatients were higher, possibly because of decreased local
9 @4 o- e/ d5 ~4 j2 Z" b* ?! l6676 m }+ |# i8 Z0 D# Z/ A, h( \9 \
668 KLUGO AND CERNY
J: W/ H5 v3 p9 Y' R( a; G9 uPt. Age
& I' C' N! }, ^5 `% E$ D(yrs.)
! }$ X" e5 A; m, \! jSerum Testosterone Phallus (cm.) Change Length
- i5 O6 _4 i1 A/ |(ng./dl.) Girth x Length (%)
6 g6 w8 D+ L. N8 m* f4 Y44 y) y) X% b5 S, b1 \ ~/ G
86 h' Z% @5 f9 e$ R% [
10, u) h( T7 {8 H: D* Z
12$ y( @' V% r/ F& ]8 ^3 s4 A% A
171 r2 x3 f8 m! |! c
Gonadotropin
( ] ~, ^) D& k' b2 H71.6 2.0 X 3 16.6
0 E! _4 P7 {7 J0 Q: w50.4 4.0 X 5.0 20.0# w. v8 j( _) n4 @& ?8 l
22.0 4.5 X 4.0 25.0. z' K) I% R4 s, ?. c2 P0 w% t3 E0 t
84.6 4.0 X 4.5 11.1
! F7 i7 o, n1 \. d8 E7 M85.9 4.5 X 5.5 9.09 c2 F( ?+ ?) K K, F5 U
Av. 14.3
3 m; q5 ~ |0 A! x41 ]/ \# m; {$ `: F" n3 M- |5 b
8% p3 L: u% K" z
105 P4 t; L1 v; I1 w8 f* q: ]0 t9 z
12- j: w+ C* d3 Q7 C+ w$ c
17
/ |+ k: M3 C* g' S! B/ _2 O9 OTopical testosterone
/ a0 E* I5 X" d/ c% O! a34.6 4.5 X 6.5 853 x$ j* ?* O2 z5 z$ L7 u- I
38.8 6.0 X 8.5 70
# X6 ?. N' B3 y S; ]1 P40.0 6.0 X 6.5 62.5
' J4 }5 S6 a( m: b' C( ~93.6 6.0 X 7.0 55.5
; K7 o6 x0 m0 T95.0 6.5 X 7.0 27.2
7 T/ h5 A* Q5 {' _( Y) oAv. 60.0. M4 w1 _) z# u3 s% U" J! s
available testosterone. Again, emphasis should be placed on" d3 V3 \" S- N1 M% @2 o4 `
early therapy when lower levels of testosterone appear to
% ]" [1 ^7 l1 Fprovide the best responses. The earlier therapy is instituted
7 a2 J) ^7 `& Athe more likely there will be an excellent response with low( N+ t! x; @, ^! [5 Q
serum levels. Response occurs throughout adolescence as, Q$ R* a+ l. J
noted in nomograms of phallic growth. 7 The actual response- ~0 N$ }& g3 F( O4 u% y8 q. @
to a given serum level of testosterone is much greater at birth
3 H" f4 L5 W9 y. W m* U4 yand gradually decreases as boys reach puberty. This is most" T, g% S% G7 O2 y
likely related to the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotes-
# ]( }1 J `) F6 A5 f( |/ Q0 ztosterone and correlates well with the studies of testosterone
1 l; M5 \0 C8 V2 a1 T% P6 Kconversion in foreskin at various ages.
1 |6 J3 r! x3 [2 L- [The question arises regarding early treatment as to whether
9 Z5 M% V; G8 {, E3 W. l" Y$ @one might sacrifice ultimate potential growth as with acceler-
; g) ^4 r2 C* B3 O) qated bone growth. The situation appears quite the reverse& e4 `& ^2 O% |0 \" {* O R6 \/ p
with phallic response. If the early growth period is not used( |( n( ^* u1 K7 _' z. d
when 5a reductase activity is greatest then potential growth
) Z+ {8 r$ k; D5 Hmay be lost. We have not observed any regression of growth- ?5 S+ m1 I" ^) U; f) W3 V( U
attained with topical or gonadotropin therapy. It may well
% b$ A; H4 r3 e4 P J3 x% j3 Cbe that some patients will show little or no response to any
0 X9 {7 p5 ^! p4 j3 I- T+ Y$ Lform of therapy. This would suggest a defect in the ability to! p- G# a, y2 `$ ?) ?8 ~
convert testosterone to dihydrotestosterone and indicate that6 R: s2 \6 ]) U' G
phallic and peripheral skin, and subcutaneous tissue should
- o/ p/ B; O, P2 c+ nbe compared for 5a reductase activity.
( O- g5 D" |- kA, loop enlarges to measure penile girth in millimeters. B,
" H0 A, d2 I# C. ^' eexample of penile girth computed easily and accurately.6 M6 {3 {7 L. f
conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. It is in this
, `7 w: S) M3 y. D) c& lolder group that others have noted high levels of serum
" y& s8 w4 _: n% ptestosterone with topical application. It would also appear
9 X( S g- G* o# T" d3 [" M2 s/ [that phallic response during puberty is related directly to the
# g7 T+ o. L6 w. A& f& pserum testosterone level. There also is other evidence of local8 [. q b: t% I/ b1 b, k- \9 h" `; w
response to testosterone with hair growth and with spermato-+ d8 a% H4 z5 V/ `& _
genesis. 5• 6- \4 z* v$ K3 d3 _. i1 o' s% K
Administration of larger doses of gonadotropin or systemic0 C+ n" ~5 K, D3 Q
testosterone, as well as topical applications that produce8 I# @4 S( Q! v% l
higher levels of serum testosterone (150 to 900 ng./dl.), will& e$ z- c- ~1 w& v1 @4 I, |
also produce phallic growth but risks accelerated skeletal
* [* C4 m$ ?+ qmaturation even after stopping treatment. It would appear( m% K7 o7 }1 M" c- O, a
that this may be avoided by topical applications of testosterone
; ?# r4 } x' ?and monitoring of serum testosterone. Even with this control
, T/ P; i" }- ]+ O0 `% uthe duration of our therapy did not exceed 3 weeks at any
% r. K4 |- ]' b% ltime. It is apparent that the prepuberal male subject may
{5 V9 b6 p- L6 V8 f: L1 qsuffer accelerated bone growth with testosterone levels near
8 r/ m6 v1 Z7 l8 \200 ng./dl. When skeletal maturation is complete the level of
) S: [1 V" s2 o9 ~ _% a& H: v$ P2 _serum testosterone can be maintained in the 700 to 1,300 ng./
% d; `" S+ r- Pdl. range to stimulate phallic growth and secondary sexual. D5 U) Z; `. E9 m
changes. Therefore, after skeletal maturation parenteral tes-1 H* T W) w+ V' g, J
tosterone may be used to advantage. Before skeletal matura-" m2 \% j! O% J- d" s
tion care must be taken to avoid maintaining levels of serum
3 t( h( h4 x3 Y5 ]; @& l' ^4 @; h6 ~testosterone more than 100 ng./dl. Low-dose gonadotropin
) M+ ?5 Q2 e, g* u/ bdepends upon intrinsic testicular activity and may require
1 P1 |- {) ]9 c9 @5 l, _prolonged administration for any response.
* c9 {7 W! s& h) kAlternately, topical testosterone does not depend upon tes-
; v! V2 w9 Z( @/ }0 \/ [6 I, q( zticular function and may provide a more constant level of, K' F/ k. Z2 Y
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