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Maternal serum \u03b2-hCG levels were measured before delivery. Cord blood samples were analyzed for fT3, fT4, TSH, and neonatal venous blood samples for serum testosterone. AGD and neonatal anthropometric parameters were measured shortly after birth. Sex-wise comparisons and correlation analyses were performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2026-0108_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mean AGD was significantly greater in male newborns than in females (2.62\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.09\u202fcm vs. 1.15\u00a0\u00b1\u00a00.05\u202fcm; p\u00a0=\u00a00.001). Maternal \u03b2-hCG levels differed between mothers of male and female newborns (p&lt;0.05). Neonatal serum testosterone levels were higher in males, though not statistically significant (p=0.16). AGD showed positive correlations with maternal \u03b2-hCG and neonatal serum testosterone levels. Among thyroid hormones, mean fT3 levels were significantly higher in females (p=0.0001), while fT4 and TSH were comparable.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2026-0108_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>AGD at birth shows marked sexual dimorphism and is associated with maternal \u03b2-hCG and neonatal serum testosterone measured at birth. These findings provide reference data from an Indian newborn population. Given the timing of measurements, results should be interpreted with caution, and further longitudinal studies are required to clarify developmental determinants of\u00a0AGD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpem-2026-0108","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,14]],"date-time":"2026-05-14T09:32:04Z","timestamp":1778751124000},"page":"690-700","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Maternal \u03b2-hCG and neonatal hormone profiles as predictors of anogenital distance: assessing the fetal reproductive axis"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Ipsita","family":"Mishra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism , IMS and Sum II Phulnakhara , Odisha , India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anoj","family":"Baliarsinha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism , SCMBCH , Cuttack , Odisha , India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Arun","family":"Choudhury","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism , KIIMS , BBSR , Odisha , India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026070716574679225_j_jpem-2026-0108_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Thankamony, A, Pasterski, V, Ong, KK, Acerini, CL, Hughes, IA. 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