Patient's question:
I have epididymal malformation, and my epididymis has already started to form cysts. It hurts a lot, like a wife who has been trying to have a child for a long time but hasn't made any progress. It has already affected my fertility. How can epididymal malformation be treated to address the root cause?Doctor's answer:
Orchiopexy is relatively common in clinical diagnosis, usually referring to a significantly elongated epididymis or abnormal adhesion of the epididymis to the testis. Structural abnormalities of the epididymis include epididymal agenesis, segmental self-locking, and epididymal cysts. Generally, there are no clinical diagnostic symptoms, and it is often discovered during male infertility investigations or orchiopexy surgery. It is commonly associated with vas deferens abnormalities.Follow-up department: Urology
At-risk group: Males
Common causes: Related to endocrine dysfunction during embryonic growth and development
Common symptoms: Undescended testis or male infertility
The epididymis can be stable.