Understandably the condition can cause a number of sexual issues, for both the men who have them and their partners; it can also cause problems urinating for some men. The health issue is instantly recognisable at child birth, as it starts while an foetus is developing - specifically during the first trimester of pregnancy when the baby’s penis will not elongate. The condition can carry with it a lot of insecurity and life long problems in relationships. Heart breakingly for some the condition can impact fertility, causing a low sperm count.

GETTY A mircropenis is 2.8 inches or less when erect and effects one in 200 men

A micropenis could be cured by hormone therapy, medical experts claims

However, experts now believe there may be a treatment for men who have a micropenis. Medical paper Microphallus Treatment & Management, last updated in June 2016, says that testosterone therapy could help. The study, by Karen S Vogt, MD and Chief Editor and Sasigarn A Bowden, MD, said: “Testosterone therapy in the form of 3 monthly intramuscular (IM) injections has been used to increase penis size in infants and children.” In fact, in some cases this treatment completely cured the condition.

GETTY The health issue is instantly recognisable at child birth and causes a lot of distress

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The paper said: “With appropriate pubertal and adult replacement, patients achieved normal adult penis size and reported sexual activity and appropriate gender identity. “Thus, evidence suggests that treatment with testosterone during infancy or childhood primes the penis for later growth during puberty.” Sadly this treatment needs to be administered as early as possible to have the most effect. The study found: “In the prepubertal patient, stretched penile length (SPL) increased from 2.5 cm to 3.5 cm, while in the peripubertal patient, it increased from 3.5 cm to 5.7 cm. However, an adult patient who had already undergone 1 year of weekly, high-dose testosterone treatment demonstrated no additional increase in SPL following topical therapy.”

GETTY Testosterone therapy could help according to medical paper Microphallus Treatment & Management