Patient's question:
The baby is now 1 year and 5 months old. Since birth, there has been an undescended testicle. If surgical treatment is required, would it be too late to do it at 1 year and 7 or 8 months? What is the best treatment window for this surgery?Doctor's answer:
This age is suitable, and it is not recommended to wait any longer. Undescended testicles can be treated with medication before the age of one, using chorionic gonadotropin or gonadotropin-releasing hormone. Due to the strict dosage requirements, self-medication is not allowed; it must be administered in a hospital. If the treatment is ineffective by the age of eighteen, surgical intervention is necessary. Alternatively, if the testicles do not descend within six months of the child's birth, immediate surgery is recommended. Delaying surgery too long can affect future fertility and increase the risk of testicular malignancy. The term "too late" does not have a specific age recommendation, and it is not true that all late surgeries have an impact—the extent of the risk varies.