Female: Common normal findings
1. Labia minora and Clitoris prominent
2. Vaginal Skin Tag
3. Mucoid discharge
Male: Abnormal findings
1. Undescended Testes (more common in premature infants)
2. Communicating Hydrocele
3. Inguinal Hernia (complicates Communicating Hydrocele)
4. Hypospadias (with or without Chordee)
  1. Prepuce may adhere to glans (do not retract)
5. Small Penis
  1. Suggests low Androgen level or Growth Hormone
  2. Normal penis length: 2.8 cm to 4.2 cm
  3. Normal penis diameter: 0.9 to 1.3 cm
References
1. Fuloria (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(2):265

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