Concerned about my son's genitalia.?

Question

Hi all. I'm writing because I'm am very worried about my son's penis. In sum, it is very tiny. When he was younger and I took him to potty and changed his clothes I was not really concerned because I understand that young boys should have a small penis. But my son is now almost nine and I can honestly say it has not grown since the day I gave birth to him and saw it when I held him in my arms. I still change my son's clothes and have done so throughout the years and I can safely say it has consistently been the same size. I have heard of micropenis but I don't think my son has that. My son's penis is about the size of one of those Candy Corn candies. This may sound ridiculous but I become very jealous and envious when I see my sister changing her 7 month old and see that her son's is larger. I thought I get some insight on whether I should take my son to a urologist or pediatrician. I am afraid he has some type of medical condition or maybe he is not getting the proper nutrition.

Answer 1

It would be best to talk to your family doctor about this, but it is possible that he has a medical condition that may be causing a prevention of testosterone in your son's body. I would definately give your doctor a call but your son is only 9 years old, roughly 5-6 years from puberty, if it were still the same size after that, then I would be concerned.

Answer 2

You need to take you son to see a urologist. His penis is probably there, but your son may have a condition that causes it to retract more and he may also need a circumcistion revision, or it could be the micro penis you are talking about. I am assumming that if you are still changing a nine year old child that he has other difficuties as well, it could be do to a syndrome. I would start with the pediatrition, and ask him\her to send you to a urologist. Is something has been found wrong then ask to see a genetisis

Answer 3

I do understand your concern for your son,you're his mom and you love him.I don't know if this is normal or not.I have 3 boys and all of them seem to be ,well, growing.Of course one of them is 19 and I can safely say I haven't seen his package for at least 10 or 11 years.My other two are 7 and 8.The only time I see them nakey is when they do the mad dash from living room to bedroom playing streakers on the run!Really though it does seem odd.I would be careful how you deal with this you don't want to give him a complex.Men already have size issues ,you wouldn't want to worry him too young.Does he have spainish blood in his heritage?I'm not trying to be a smartass I've heard from a hispanic woman that many Latinos were on the smaller side.She said this in regard to her umm small sized son wondering why his brother was ,well bigger than him down there and younger in age.If you are really that worried go to the doctor but don't bring your son.Ask the doctor maybe he can shed some light on the issue.Also I'm not trying to be rude but at 9 you should let him dress himself.They need that automony to grow and mature.You can still pick out his clothes and all but leave the actual dressing to him.Being unclothed in front of others is or should be up to him .Having said that I do believe in the importance of not making them feel as though theres anything wrong with nudity,just make sure they know there are right and wrong "nakey" moments!Good Luck,keep us posted!Hey I went on a micro penis site and I'm with you I don't think that's his issue.But on a related link on penis size the doctor said that the penis grows between ages 10 and 14 years,sometimes younger which would explain why my boys appear to have ummm grown.Go on google search read up on adolesent penis growth.It should reassure you.Added on to answer 9:45pm.

Answer 4

Wow, I can't believe how rude some people are being! She has every reason to be concerned. We all want our children to grow and have happy and normal (sex) lives. If his penis is unusally small, it could affect aspects of his life. He could be made fun of in gym class for one. Don't be so hard on her!

I don't think it's perverted that you still change your sons clothes, but I think he needs to learn to do things like that for himself. I have a 11 year old daughter and she screams if I accidently walk into the bathroom while she's in there, so I can't imagine her letting me change her clothes. If you keep babying him by changing his clothes, you are going to have bigger problems in the future.

As for his penis size, the only real way to know is by taking him to a dr. I think some kids just develop at an earlier age than others. I'm sure he will grow into the right size sooner or later.

My husband looks like he's hung like a baby when it's soft, but it grows into a massive beast when the time comes. ;) He's a grower, not a show-er. Is your husband small in that area? Maybe your son takes after daddy.
Good luck!

Answer 5

It is true that the human penis may be small prior to puberty (mine was small as a child and now in adulthood still is--5 inches at its best number). But when I was 9, my penis was not the size of a candy corn. I tell you this just to put it into perspective and I hope you understand. If you say that your 9-year-old son has a penis the size of a Candy Corn (and I mean same size give or take a few millimeters), it is small enough to warrant medical attention just to rule out any underlying medical causes like hormonal imbalances due to genetic or acquired factors, chromosomal factors, among other things. Just feel confident to talk with his pediatrician or an urologist specializing with children about this.

Answer 6

Wow, there were a lot of insensitive answers on here. I babysat a young child who had spinabiphida and as a result had microphallis (small penis) where it was very, very small. At the age of 3, they spoke to his doctor about it and they gave him hormone shots to increase the size as it could potentially be a problem later in life, besides the obvious social stigma. The hormones were quite succesful, and I can tell you he has at least an average size. I would most DEFINITELY talk to your pediatrician about this immediately and please ignore these ugly answers on here. People can be so mean.

Answer 7

If you are as worried as you sound then speak to your doctor ( do NOT take your son with you ) and he can reassure you. It sounds like nothing to worry about, your son is pre-pubescent so his penis needs to function as plumbing, nothing more. Changes can and will happen during puberty! Even in adults a small penis is of little importance as they all tend to end up the same size when the need...ahem....arises.

Like I said, if you are that worried, see your doctor. Just dont stigmatise your boy, I bet he is perfect.

Answer 8

I think you need to let your 9 year old son change his own clothes for one thing, you are gonna have him way to dependent on you and keep on mind that if something happened to you, god forbid-he needs to be able to at least do basic tasks on his own.

now for your question, I would definetly talk to a pediatrician about it, it does sound like he might not be getting enough testosterone or something like that-I'm not a medical professional, but it could be somthing like that, or he could be completely fine and just be a late developer, either way, better safe than sorry!

Answer 9

Hey there, please don't let your son know your concern, men are already very self conscience about this sort of thing. I do suggest a quick visit to the doctor, but perhaps you can meet with the doc first to explain the situation so you don't end up with a teenager in need of therapy. You shouldn't be discussing this in front of him and kudos if you already aren't. Here is a site for support of guys who are very tiny. Read the forums there is a lot of help there for your concerns. http://www.measurection.com/

Answer 10

I would definitely contact my pediatrician...not a family doctor. Children should be seen by pediatricians not general practitioners. I also don't understand why you waited this long to become concerned about it as well as why you are still dressing him at 9 yrs old. My 5 yr old dresses himself...
Is there a developmental issue that requires you to dress him?