What are the dangers of cryptic testis? These are the most common ones!

Cryptorchidism is a urological disease for male friends. The main cause is incomplete testicular descent and ectopic testicles. The harm of this disease is very serious. For example, it can cause male infertility. In addition, it may become malignant and lead to testicular malignant tumors. Therefore, it needs timely treatment. The harm of cryptorchidism is introduced in detail below.

1. Impact on fertility

Because the temperature inside the scrotum is 1.5-2℃ lower than the body temperature of 37℃, this "low temperature" condition is necessary for the testicles to produce sperm. Cryptorchidism does not have this "low temperature" condition, and the spermatogenesis function is affected, so how can it be fertile? Since one side of the testicle can still secrete sex hormones, it does not affect the couple's sexual life. Of course, if both testicles do not descend into the scrotum, the testicle development is blocked, and the secretion of sex hormones is insufficient, it can affect future sexual function.

2. Prone to disease

Due to changes in the growth environment and developmental disorders, occult testicles cause testicular cells to undergo malignant changes and form malignant tumors. The possibility of canceration is 35 times that of normal testicles.

3. Accidental Injury

Since Star Nine is hidden above and its position is shallow, it can easily be damaged and cause pain if hit or injured slightly.

4. Inconvenience in life

The absence of testicles in the scrotum and changes in the shape of the external genitalia can cause patients to feel inferior, unwilling to go to public bathrooms to take a bath, and develop psychological abnormalities.

Parents should pay enough attention to the development of boys' genitals. They should pay attention to whether their children's testicles have descended into the scrotum when they are young. If they suffer from cryptorchidism, they should seek treatment as soon as possible. Surgery or non-surgical treatment with medication can be used.

5. The following treatment methods can be adopted:

1. For children under one year old with cryptic testicles, the testicles may descend naturally and no treatment is needed.

2. For children over one year old whose testicles have not descended, chorionic gonadotropin therapy can be tried first. This method can promote testicular development. Testicles can descend in some patients, especially those with bilateral cryptic testes or testicles that cannot be felt on the body surface. Even if the testicles cannot descend into the scrotum, at least surgical treatment can be made easier after the testicles develop.

3. Children whose testicles cannot descend into the scrotum after treatment with human chorionic gonadotropin, children with unilateral cryptic testis who are older when discovered, and children with inguinal oblique hernia should go to the hospital for orchiopexy as soon as possible.