Natural History of the Maldescended Testis

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In a series of 545 boys with undescended testis, 91 had bilateral spontaneous descent after the age of 10. Forty-five accepted to take part in an investigation of their fertility based on history, clinical examination, sperm analysis and estimation of serum FSH levels. In the majority, the volume of the testis was below normal and the sperm concentration was below the lower limit of the normal range. It is concluded that late spontaneous bilateral descent of the testis carries a serious risk of later impaired spermatogenesis.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): HRE

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Horm Res Paediatr

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1663-2818

Title: Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISBN: 978-3-8055-5004-8

ISBN: 978-3-318-01957-5

ISSN (Print): 1663-2818

ISSN (Electronic): 1663-2826

Publication date Subscription-year: 1988

Publication date (Print): 1988

Publication date (Electronic): 02 December 2008

Volume: 30

Issue: 4-5

Pages: 164-166

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Department of Surgery, Aarhus County Hospital, and Department of Surgery, Randers Central Hospital, Denmark

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Publisher ID: 181054 Other ID: Horm Res 1988;30:164–166

DOI: 10.1159/000181054

PubMed ID: 2907893

SO-VID: 8fe80210-d965-4d65-8a6d-4039e89a2dc0

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Natural History of the Maldescended Testis

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