LOINC long common name : Deprecated PhenX measure - testes development;
LOINC description : The orchidometer is one method used to measure testes size which is an indication
of testes development. The orchidometer consists of a string of twelve numbered wooden
or plastic elipsoid beads of increasing size measured as volume. The purpose of the
orchidometer is to measure testes size. Because testicular growth correlates with
the onset of puberty and the initiation of spermatogenesis, this measure is used to
confirm pubertal onset and the presence of sperm production. Small testes may indicate
either primary or secondary hypogonadism and large testes (macroorchidism) may indicate
fragile X syndrome, a common cause of mental retardation.;
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