is it possible to be born with a third testicle?

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Answer 1

Yes: Yes but this is extremely rare. A "third testicle" is usually a cystic mass of one of the testicles and should be evaluated by a urologist.

Answer 2

Yes: Very rare but possible. I have personally seen two boys with suoernumery testicles but incidence is about 1:500, 000 - 1, 000, 000.

Answer 3

No: Men with one testicle should make a normal amount of sperm as long as their pituitary gland functions normally.

Answer 4

Hopefully not: Most men have a huge reserve of sperm, and a single normal testicle produces more than enough sperm to remain fertile. If husband needs to have testicle removed for cancer, fertility may depend upon any subsequent treatment required. This should be discussed with his urologist. Sperm banking may be advisable if he requires certain types of chemotherapy or abdominal lymph node dissection.

Answer 5

Hypotension: This is a broad question. Can someone be hypotensive at birth? Yes. As an infant/toddler/child ? Yes. Hypotension has many causes including infection, blood loss, orthostatic hypotension - especially during pregnancy, etc. A BP of 95/60 is normal and others who would feel ill. If you would be more specific about the circumstances, there are narrower answer. Hypotension can be dangerous.

Answer 6

Yes: There are multiple causes of hypotension. Neonatal hypotension is usually due to infection, dehydration etc. Multiple other etiologies including hormone deficiency etc maybe be possible.

Answer 7

Confusing question: Of course, a baby can have or develop hypotension at birth. It would be part of a transient medical condition that would be treated and fixed. If your question is really whether a condition now, existed from birth it did not.

Answer 8

At 3 weeks of age: Head deviation in a baby because the neck muscle called sternocleidomastoid got injured, wuth a small bleed followed by contraction--it usually resolve with physical therapy as infant grow but this theory is false in some cases like baby head deviated at birth, happened in utero?Or there is cervical spine abnormality---need follow up consultation.

Answer 9

Congenital torticoll: Many articles on congenital muscular torticollis have been published in the surgical literature. Most have been devoted to the histology of this disorder and the various theories of its etiologyrelatively little has been written about the long-term results of treatment. From the literature, it is clear that: the pathogenesis and etiology of congenital muscular torticollis are unknown.

Answer 10

Usually: The majority of congenital cataracts are detected during young childhood either by poor vision or a white pupil. Certainly, cataracts may become visually significant in the adolescent years including some metabolic types. It's always a good idea to get at least a single eye checkup during childhood and more regularly if problems develop.

Answer 11

Uncommon, not rare: I would say that its uncommon, but not rare. Its hard to measure as there are many cataracts that are mild and not detectable or visually significant, unless examined by an ophthalmologist.

Answer 12

Yes or no: There are several different types of scoliosis. There is a scoliosis that results from congenitlal (born with) deformities within the spine that are the cause of that one type of scoliosis. It is called congenital scoliosis. There are other types that develop and there is some genetic basis for idiopathic scoliosis or what we see in adolescents most commonly.

Answer 13

Develops: Most cases are idiopathic and develop over time. Some cases "congenital" scoliosis are there when you are born but progress to clinical significance as one grows.

Answer 14

Most develops: There a a small percentage of cases of scoliosis, in which a person is born with it; but over 95 percent of cases are developmental. Most begin in the middle and early high school years and worsen during growth.

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