Patient's question:
My wife just gave birth to a son, and she hasn't left the hospital yet. However, after the newborn checkup, it was said that his testicles are abnormal. I'm very worried about what the situation might be. The doctor said he's too young to determine anything at this point and that we need to wait until he's a bit older to follow up.Doctor's answer:
Hello! There are several types of testicular abnormalities:1. Anorchidism/Hemicastration: Hemicastration refers to the congenital absence of one testicle, where one testicle is missing in one scrotum.
2. Polyorchidism: Polyorchidism, also known as duplicated testes, is a condition where, in addition to two normal testicles in the scrotum, there is an extra testicle in one scrotum.
3. Testicular inflammation: Inflammation of the testicle, such as enlargement, bleeding, etc.
4. Cryptorchidism: Cryptorchidism means the testicle fails to descend into the scrotum as part of normal development.
5. Testicular torsion: Testicular torsion occurs simultaneously with the torsion of the spermatic cord.