A 45-year-old member asked:
Can a man easily make a baby if he has only one testicle?
2 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Yes: There is usually no reason not to be fertile unless the man has had chemotherapy or pelvic radiation.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Yes: The testis makes sperm in the millions on a continuous basis.It is part of the grand design that we have a few paired organs like lungs,kidneys & testes. We can do okay with just one, though we would rather keep both.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Is it possible for a man with one testicle to have a baby easily?
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Dr. Amr Azimanswered
Fertility Medicine 32 years experience
Yes: Sperm analysis will give the final answer whether its possible or not and how? If near normal volume, count, motility and shape of sperm then natural intercourse maybe enough. If severe sperm abnormality, pregnancy is still possible through ivf. If severe sperm abnormalities, consider freezing one or two sperm samples as backup.
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