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What Are Post Op Complications Of Undescended Testicles In Adolescence?
hi my little grandson has undescended testicles and is looking at an op in a couple of months time my daughter was told the facts including the worst case scenario of the testes been all shrivelled up and having to be removed,how would this affect his development into adolescence
Tue, 18 Jul 2017
Thanks for asking.Undescended testicles must be operated because when testes left inside the abdomen the temperature difference can affect testes such that it can lead to cancer.
Once descended to normal place they are safe from carcinoma but it's very unfortunate that patient is unable to reproduce.But there are always other availabe options like adoption and surrogacy.
Good luck
Once descended to normal place they are safe from carcinoma but it's very unfortunate that patient is unable to reproduce.But there are always other availabe options like adoption and surrogacy.
Good luck
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