Undescended testes
goodtoknow says: Undescended testes is when one or both of your baby boy's testicles haven't dropped when he's born. Boys' testicles start to form in their abdomen whilst in the womb and move down to their scrotum. But sometimes this doesn't happen. Your son's testicles may drop after birth and will be checked regularly. If this hasn't happened by six months he may need a simple operation to bring the testicle down. This is not only done for cosmetic reasons but also because there's a higher risk of infertility or cancer of the testis as an adult if left untreated.
For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of undescended testes from patient.co.uk, read on.
What is an undescended testis?
Usually only one of the testes is affected, but on rare occasions, both testes fail to travel to the scrotum.
An
undescended testis is more common in premature babies, affecting around
one in four premature babies. Around one in 20 male babies born at term
(born at the normal time) are born with an undescended testis. Many of
these will become descended in time. However, for around one in 70
cases, the testis remains undescended after the child is one year old.
Very rarely, there may be an absent testis which has not developed at all.
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ian, over 2 years
hi i had a an op for undecended testie i was 20 wen i had the procedure but now the scaring tisue has surrounded the erea am i going to lose it i had got self concious from wen was 16 doctor said wait but now i fear im going to lose it i never thought it would be seriouse but kept to my self till i was 20 then asked for advice there needs to be more posters in schools to advise young men to show the seriousness of the problem
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