Undescended testicle

Undescended testicle
Definition:
The testicles develop before birth in the abdominal cavity. Normally, they descend into the scrotum before birth. Undescended testicle occurs when one or both testicles fail to move into the scrotum prior to birth.
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Undescended Testicle(s)
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Undescended testicle
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My nephew's son was born with only one testicle. What causes this? Can it be treated?
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Undescended Testicles
The testicles are the male reproductive glands essential for fertility and producing all male (secondary sex) characteristics; they produce sperm and the male sex hormone, testosterone, from puberty through adulthood.
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Undescended testicle (cryptorchidism): Normally, the testicles descend from inside the abdomen into the scrotum before birth. The risk of testicular cancer is increased in males with a testicle that does not move down into the scrotum.
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undescended testicles
A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum. Undescended testicles may increase the risk for development of testicular cancer.
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Because testicular cancer is fairly uncommon, even in patients who had an undescended testicle, I think the best screening is just teaching the patients testicular self-examination.
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Orchidopexy (Undescended Testicle Repair)
Orchiopexy (Undescended Testicle Repair)
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There are no guaranteed ways of preventing testicular cancer. However, if undescended testicles are corrected before a boy is ten years old, his risk of developing testicular cancer drops back to the average level.
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Orchiopexy: Surgery to bring down an undescended testicle.
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The labia may be fused, resembling a scrotum.
The infant may be thought to be a male with undescended testicles.
Sometimes a lump of tissue is felt within the fused labia, further making it look like a scrotum with testicles.
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A condition where the valves within the veins along the spermatic cord don't work properly -- called varicocele -- is a common cause, as is an undescended testicle.
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