Patient's question:
Just born, both testicles are very large, suspected of being tumors, but said to shrink, they don't exist. Now the child is one year old, the testicles can't be seen, the doctor said atrophy, please ask if there is a way to treat it? Will it grow up to be neither male nor female? Should hormones be given?Doctor's answer:
Hello! During normal development, the testes descend from the retroperitoneal region of the waist to the scrotum. If descent does not occur or is incomplete, and the scrotum contains no testes or only one testis on one side, it is called cryptorchidism, which is also clinically referred to as undescended testes or testicular maldescent. Cryptorchidism is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the pediatric urogenital system, often, with the right side being more commonly affected. Surgical treatment for cryptorchidism is best performed around six months of age, with the latest age being no more than two years. If the other testis is functioning normally, it will not affect the child's hormone secretion.