In boys with undescended testis, the risk of developing infertility is traditionally predicted based on a decrease in germ cell count observed using testicular biopsy samples. However, the process of ...

Undescended testis is commonly found in newborn boys and usually normalizes spontaneously by the age of six months. In one in a hundred boys, however, at least one testis remains undescended—a ...

This article is a comprehensive review of the current indications and recent literature pertaining to laparoscopic techniques in pediatric urology. Basic concepts such as instrumentation, anesthetic ...

To the Editor: Pettersson and colleagues (May 3 issue) 1 report that treatment for undescended testis before puberty as compared with treatment after puberty halves the risk of testicular cancer ...

In your third trimester of pregnancy, your baby goes through all sorts of changes. His bones fully form, his eyes open, and he fleshes up and gains weight. It’s also when his testicles move from his ...

The results suggested that early prolonged hormonal therapy is advisable in all patients with cryptorchidism to increase the speed of testicular descent to the scrotum achieved by surgery, and thereby ...

Testis development is a complex process that starts even before birth. Normally, the developing testes progressively migrate to reach the scrotum during the fetal stage. However, any abnormality in ...