The purpose of this study was to determine average penile length and to investigate the relationship between penile length and somatometric parameters in a group of young, healthy Turkish men. A total of 1,132 men were included in the study. The age, height and weight of the subjects were recorded. Penile length was measured in both flaccid and stretched states. The correlation between penile length and somatometric parameters was analysed. The mean age of the subjects was 20.3±0.9 years. The mean penile length in flaccid and stretched states was 9.3±1.3 and 13.7±1.6 cm, respectively (P<0.001). There was a positive correlation between flaccid and stretched penile length (r=0.800, P<0.001). The mean testicular volume was 22.0±2.8 cm(3). A weak positive correlation was detected between penile length and mean testicular volume (r=0.143 for flaccid penile length and r=0.140 for stretched penile length, P<0.001 for both). Similarly, weak positive correlations were found between penile length (both flaccid and stretched) and height, weight and body mass index, respectively (P<0.001, for all). These results demonstrate that somatometric parameters are correlated with penile length. We believe that further studies would provide more information about the causal relationship.

Objective: In this study, we aim to determine the preferred treatment modalities in upper urinary system stone disease throughout Turkey in 2008. Materials and methods:In our country, all healthcare providers who are subjected to Social Security Institution send their medical claims digitally to a data pool controlled by Social Security Institution which covers 70% of the population. Data sets were analyzed by national health authorities to facilitate policy making. In this study, we have analyzed the treatment approaches to urinary stone disease for a certain period of time (10 months) in 2008 by using selected data sets from this warehouse. To estimate the countrywide figures within a year, the obtained data is projected for the whole population. The quantitative data on open surgery, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopy (URS) and shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of upper urinary system stone disease have been estimated. The figures represent the number of procedures rather than the number of patients.

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Aim: The aim of this study, to evaluate the ability of questions added International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) questionnaire differentiating the underlying etiopathogenesis of erectile dysfunction (ED). Material and Method: The questions of the modified IIEF- 6±3,34, 12,32±3,86, 12,32±3,86, iken

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