Cryptorchidism and Fertility
Cryptorchidism, the failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum prenatally, occurs in 2.4%-5% of newborns. Many of these testes will descend spontaneously shortly after birth, but ~23% will remain undescended unless surgery is performed. Bilaterally cryptorchid men have a six times gre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Reproductive Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMRH.S25056 |