Undescended Testicle
An undescended testicle (cryptorchidism) is a testicle that hasn’t moved into its proper position in the bag of skin hanging below the penis (scrotum) before birth. Usually just one testicle is affected, but about 10 percent of the time both testicles are undescended.
Symptoms:-
Testicles form in the abdomen during fetal development. During the last couple of months of normal fetal development, the testicles gradually descend from the abdomen through a tube-like passageway in the groin (inguinal canal) into the scrotum. With an undescended testicle, that process stops or is delayed.
Risk Factors:-
- Low birth weight
- Premature birth
- Family history of undescended testicles
- Conditions of the fetus that can restrict growth
- Alcohol use during pregnancy
- Smoking
Complications:-
- Testicular cancer
- Fertility problems
- Testicular torsion
- Trauma
- Inguinal hernia
