>>12472331I considered the idea that maybe androgen receptor density would be what set the growing penis apart from the adult penis. And there is some truth to that, the androgen receptor density was found to be around 3x as high in penile tissues during puberty compared to both adult and juvenile tissue samples. Maybe this plays a role in the growth that takes place during puberty?
However, this can't be all there is to it. There exists some recorded instances where children have been exposed to DHT and testosterone creams and they developed what could be considered megalophallus for their age. Whilst these steroids does not cause the adult penis to grow, despite the androgen receptor density being nearly the same in both cases.
Adults with micropenis often respond with some growth when treated with HCG whilst normal size penises do not respond to HCG at all. Why is this?
