Yeungnam Univ J Med.  2001 Dec;18(2):287-292. 10.12701/yujm.2001.18.2.287.

The Clitoral Size of the Korean Female Newborn

• Won SY
• Koh MW
• Lee TH
• Eun MJ
• Kim JS
• Kim OK

• KMID: 1909962
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2001.18.2.287

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To determine mean clitoral and glans size of Korean female newborn.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The size of glans and clitoris of 68 Korean female newborns born at Yeungnam University Medical Center were measured from May in 1999 to August in 1999.
RESULTS
The mean size of the 68 newborns were 2.38+/-1.14 mm in glans length, 2.55+/-1.48 mm in glans width and 4.66+/-1.93 mm in clitoral length. In the premature infants the mean clitoral size was 1.92+/-1.58 mm in glans length, 1.78+/-1.24 mm in glans width and 3.86+/-2.16 mm in clitoral length. In the full term infants 2.53+/-1.12 mm in glans length, 2.75+/-1.58 mm in glans width and 4.94+/-1.89 mm in clitoral length. In low birth weight infants clitoral size was measured 1.55+/-1.10 mm in glans length, 2.04+/-2.03 mm in glans width and 3.29+/-1.87 mm in clitoral length. In normal birth weight infants 2.53+/-1.13 mm in glans length, 2.68+/-1.48 mm in glans width and 4.92+/-1.91 mm in clitoral length. In high birth weight infants 1.54+/-0.50 mm in glans length, 1.63+/-0.53 mm in glans width and 3.18+/-1.04 mm in clitoral length.
CONCLUSION
There was no significant correlation between gestational age and clitoral size or glans size, but significant negative correlation was found between birth weight and clitoral size or glans size.

Keyword

Clitoral size; Glans size; Female newborn

MeSH Terms

Academic Medical Centers
Birth Weight
Clitoris
Female*
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn*
Infant, Premature