Patient's question:
My relatives' child has been born with a testicle, and the doctor said the other testicle can come out on its own. Now the child has been more than a week old, but it hasn't come out yet. How long can a child's undescended testicle take to come down on its own?Doctor's answer:
This situation is generally caused by conditions such as undescended testicles or developmental abnormalities. You can visit the surgical department of a hospital for an examination. If it is due to undescended testicles, surgery can be performed to treat it, as medication cannot address this issue. The specific timing will depend on the condition and can be determined by following the doctor's advice for elective surgery. If the testicles have not descended into the scrotum within six months after birth, early surgical treatment should be considered. Surgical treatment can be performed at one year of age.