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Undescended Testicle Learning Center

Treatments could include:
Usually the testicle will descend into the scrotum without any intervention during the first year of life. If this does not occur, the child may receive hormone injections (B-HCG or testosterone) to try to bring the testicle into the scrotum.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 22, 2009
Once it is determined that the testes will not naturally descend, treatment options must be considered. Hormone therapy is a possible treatment but does not have a very high success rate. Another treatment option is surgery. The procedure is calle...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Once it is determined that the testes will not naturally descend, surgery becomes necessary. The procedure is called an orchiopexy and is relatively simple once the testes are located. The surgery is usually performed when the boy is between one t...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Orchiopexy is a procedure in which a surgeon fastens an undescended testicle inside the scrotum, usually with absorbable sutures. It is done most often in male infants or very young children to correct cryptorchidism, which is the medical term for...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Undescended testicle repair is surgery to correct testicles that have not dropped down into the correct position in the scrotum. See also: Undescended testicle
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
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