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Undescended Testicle : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
  • Testosterone Replacement Therapy

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Undescended testicle
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:May 22, 2008
Undescended Testes
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Undescended Testes
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Orchiopexy
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
Undescended testicle repair is surgery to correct testicles that have not dropped down into the correct position in the scrotum.Orchidopexy; Inguinal orchidopexy; Orchiopexy; Repair of undescended testicle; Cryptorchidism repair.As a baby grows in...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2008
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