Macrophallism: Difference between revisions

==Causes==

Macropenis may result from complications from adrenal or pituitary disorders disorders<ref> Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality - Volume 4, Issues 7-12 - Page 128, 1970</ref>, or recurrent episodes of priapism which lead to excessive growth of the penile tissues<ref>Kassim, A. A; Umans, H; Nagel, R. L; Fabry, M. E (2000-09-01). "Megalophallus as a sequela of priapism in sickle cell anemia: use of blood oxygen level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging". Urology.</ref> Macropenis in children can derive from multiple causes, including an unusual rise in testosterone production, testicles with interstitial cell tumors, hyperplasia, an adrenal cortex with a tumor, precocious puberty and associated hypothalamic tumors or as a byproduct of other congenital anomalies. It can also occur due to a chromosomal disorder, such as inversion of chromosome 15 or deletion of chromosomal region 13q21q31.<ref> Baky Fahmy, Mohamed (2014). Rare Congenital Genitourinary Anomalies: An Illustrated Reference Guide. p. 13.</ref> Some men have acquired the penis size above the median range through deliberate enhancement methods, through the usage of a specific device, a medicinal substance or through manual manipulation such as jelqing.<ref> Kim, Won Whe. "History and Cultural Perspective." Penile Augmentation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2016. 11-25.</ref>

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