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A 24-year-old female asked:
My son is 9 years old with one testicle form birth so he can still get help of dropping down the testicle at his age?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
The undescended testicle is unlikely to move down to scrotal sac after 6 months of age. If his undescended one is still in inguinal canal, it has to be brought down by a surgery to preserve the reproductive function. However, undescended one is inside abdominal cavity, it has to be brought out and be placed inside scrotal sac for cosmetic purpose and for easier observation of malignant change.
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Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
Your son needs to see a urologist/ ped. urologist. He will need a good exam and tests e.g. ultrasound , C.T. to see if he has undescended testis or if he was born with only one. Pl do it soon.
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Agree with Dr. Ewalt. However you can examine your son, naked from waist down sitton edge of chair or table with both legs danging & thighs apart, or sitting in warm bath. Normal or retractile normal testes will be down in scrotum & not require either urologist or surgical intervention. Hope that is the case.
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