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A member asked:

When an infection atrophies a testicle is it possible that the leydig cells can still be okay in that testicle? read they were resistant to infection.

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Yes: Usually the infection is mumps and in this case, it's edema and ultimately venous infarction. The leydig cells stick around or at least grow back; I've seen them at autopsy. That's why guys who lose both to torsion or mumps are still as potent and otherwise masculinized as before. Syphilitic gummas will destroy parenchyma itself.

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Answered 1/5/2019

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Can leydig cells survive infection over other cells in testicle if the testicle atrophies from being treated late? Supposedly they can resist chemo?

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If a testicle atrophies a fair amount from an infection but is treated and didn't lose all it's mass can it still produce testosterone just less?

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If a testicle atrophies from infection can that testicle still produce the same amount of testosterone even it shrunk half size?

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If a testicle atrophies from infection can that testicle still produce the same amount of testosterone even if atrophy was half the size of it.

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I recently had orchitis in my left testicle and the size atrophied a pretty decent amount after the infection. I want to bring it back to normal size, i read online HCG is used to stimulate growth in boys with hypogonadism. Also, men that shrink testicles

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Are leydig cells more resistant to infection then rest? Had infection testicle atrophied. Read online leydig cell can resist chemo so y not infection
Testicle atrophied after infection. Is it possible the leydig cells were unaffected as they can be resistant to chemo so wouldn't that apply here?
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