Therapy helps him gain more than half an inch in penile length!

In the past I have posted about several cases of men with the micropenis condition that have responded quite well
to testosterone therapy. And by "responding well", I mean the testostestore therapy helped them get a bigger
penis. Sometimes the difference is small, sometimes it's quite big, resulting on an average sized penis.

Typically, the younger the patient is the better the results are, in regard to penile gains.

In today's post, we will see the case of 26-year old man from Orlando, presenting with Kallmann's syndrome and
an abnormally small penis. If you are not much of a reader, then the quick break down is that the man gained a
bit more than half an inch, after receiving testosterone therapy.

In a newly published study, researchers reported the case of a 26-year old man with Kallmann* syndrome and
an abnormally small penis (micropenis) who gained more than half an inch after initiating a testosterone
therapy protocol.

The therapy increased the patient's serum testosterone and "resulted in a satisfactory gain in penile length" of
approximately 1.5 cm, according to Oscar Ruiz, MD, at the University of Puerto Rico.

Ruiz presented the findings at a poster session in the annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical
Endocrinologists.

"Testosterone treatment seems to be effective in patients with Kallmann Syndrome and micropenis. Thus, it may be
the primary form of treatment for micropenis in adults with prepubertal characteristics." wrote the authors.

The patient had no past medical history and apparently had never undergone puberty. According to Ruiz, his
condition was first noticed at the age of 15, and he had otherwise reached normal developmental milestones.

When Ruiz and his team examined him, they diagnosed a "eunuchoid body proportion," a 1-centimeter penis, a
normal scrotum, and small testicles. The patient had no facial hair, sparse pubic hair, decreased libido, anosmia,
and a high-pitched voice. His karyotype appeared to be normal.

The authors reported that his hormone levels were consistent with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism:

• Follicle stimulating hormones = 1.27 mIU/mL

• Luteinizing hormones = 0.5 mIU/mL
• Total testosterone = 0.27 ng/mL
• Free testosterone = 0.007 ng/mL
• Sex hormone binding globulin = 13.7 nmol/L

"Other pituitary hormones were within normal levels." wrote the authors.

"When we were first questioning him we found out that he couldn't smell anything." said Ruiz in an
interview.
 MRI examination later revealed that he did not have olfactory bulbs in his brain. A human chorionic gonadotropin
test was done and the patient's plasma testosterone rose from 26 ng/dL to 69 ng/dL.

The patient's penis wasn't the only thing that got bigger. Significant changes to the testicles, which gained in
volume, came after about 4 months. Ruiz says that he doesn't know whether further treatment will result in
additional penile growth, but said findings from other studies indicate that sometimes treatment can result in a 4-
centimeter gain.

"The most important concern in a patient with micropenis is whether he will have sufficient penile growth to allow
sexual function," wrote the authors.

The team plans to continue to work with the patient so that he can eventually become fertile.

"Testosterone treatment seems to be effective in patients with KS and micropenis. It successfully

increased serum testosterone level and resulted in a satisfactory gain in penile length. Thus, it may be
the primary form of treatment for micropenis in adults with prepubertal characteristics." concluded the
authors.

* Kallman syndrome: Kallmann syndrome is a genetic condition where the primary symptom is a failure to start
puberty or a failure to fully complete it. It occurs in both males and females and has the additional symptoms of
hypogonadism and almost invariably infertility. Kallmann syndrome also features the additional symptom of an
altered sense of smell; either completely absent (anosmia) or highly reduced (hyposmi

Further reading

• Effect of testosterone on boys with micropenis

• Hormonal Treatment of Micropenis in Childhood with Testosterone or HCG
• Effects of Transdermal Dihydrotestosterone

References & Further Information- MedPageToday

- Ruiz O, et al "Penile growth in response to hormone treatment in an adult with micropenis and kallman syndrome"
AACE 2016

Notes
This case study was originally posted at my website at https://www.micropenis.info/2016/05/kallman-
micropenis-testosterone-therapy.html

Feel free to visit it if you want to learn more. There you can find all kinds of stuff related to the
condition, including more case studies like these, treatment options, photos, interviews etc.

I also run a small sub on reddit where guys with a micro can chit chat:
https://www.reddit.com/r/micropenissupport/