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Infant With Undescended Testicles. Treatment?

my baby is 14 months old, at a recent doc appointment it was flagged up that he may have undescended testicles. both were down at birth but have completely disappeared since and his scrotal sac is extremely tight and shrunken. Not sure how long this has been the case but since the doc mentioned it almost a week ago, there has been no change and his sac seems to be empty. I am extremely worried. Please help
Tue, 21 May 2013
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Hi ! As you mentioned that at birth both the testicles were descended it is most likely retractile testicles. A retractile testicle is a testicle that may move back and forth between the scrotum and the groin. When the retractile testicle is residing in the groin, it may be easily guided by hand into its proper position in the scrotum.For most boys, the problem of a retractile testicle goes away sometime before or during puberty.About a quarter of the time, the retractile testicle stays up in the groin and is no longer movable. When this happens, the condition is called an ascending testicle. If the testicle has ascended or if it's still retractile by age 14, your son's doctor may recommend treatment to move the testicle permanently into the scrotum.Take care.
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Infant With Undescended Testicles. Treatment?

Hi ! As you mentioned that at birth both the testicles were descended it is most likely retractile testicles. A retractile testicle is a testicle that may move back and forth between the scrotum and the groin. When the retractile testicle is residing in the groin, it may be easily guided by hand into its proper position in the scrotum.For most boys, the problem of a retractile testicle goes away sometime before or during puberty.About a quarter of the time, the retractile testicle stays up in the groin and is no longer movable. When this happens, the condition is called an ascending testicle. If the testicle has ascended or if it s still retractile by age 14, your son s doctor may recommend treatment to move the testicle permanently into the scrotum.Take care.