My son has a problem?

Question

he's 17 and he had a phyical for the army the other day and he was told that one of his testicles didn't drop and that he needs to go and see a specialist because i can cause cancer. I was just wondering what can they do to correct this problem? When he was a baby the doctors were concerned about this problem but when he was around 2 years they told me it had dropped. I never thought that he may still be having that problem.I'm just wondering how serious this is and how they fix it. Please just serious answer, thank you

Answer 1

If you are an adult with an undescended testicle, moving the testicle to the scrotum probably won't improve your ability to make sperm. So, in adult men an undescended testicle is usually just removed. If you are an older man with an undescended testicle, your doctor can help you decide what to do.




If a boy has had undescended testicles, that is the testicles did not drop on their own, there is a slightly higher risk of infertility as an adult. This is a much greater problem if both testicles have not dropped as opposed to only one. Undescended testicles rarely cause pain.



Here are the sites where I got this information. They contain more information then I listed.

By the way, I have a nephew who had this as a teenager and he is now a happy dad.

Answer 2

Good news first: Medical or surgical correction of the condition is usually successful.

Undescended testicles can be treated by hormonal injections (B-HCG or testosterone) given in an attempt to stimulate movement of the testicle into the scrotum or surgery is the definitive therapy. The trend in literature favors earlier surgery to prevent irreversible damage to the testis, which may cause infertility.

It is true that not only is there is an increased risk of cancer, but also infertility in adult men who have undescended testicles.

Once a testicle has been discovered in the scrotum, it is generally considered descended, even if it is temporarily retracted on a later examination. This most likely explains why your son's doctor thought the problem was resolved when he was two.

Answer 3

What the doctor can do all depends on how far up in his scrotum the testicle is. A grown man's testicles are generally between 16 and 27 milliliters in volume, and about an inch and a half long. I'm surprised this problem is keeping him out of the service. In any case it is advised that he see a doctor about this problem. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer of young men, and ironically it is easily treated if caught early. So just get him to the doctor and go from there. You might want to check out the web sites I've encluded.

Answer 4

Make him an appointment with the urologist and let him answer your questions professionally, though most likely your son would be much more comfortable if you stayed in the waiting room, and he is certainly old enough to get the answers he needs for his health and well being if he is old enough to go into the military.
It is not a common problem--- but occurs occasionally. It is odd that he never noticed he did not have a pair, I suspect it may just be bouncing up and down, and was retracted at the time of the exam. If so, then the urologist will discuss it. Mine would retract fully into my abdomen when I was still in my late teens, especially if I was on my back when having intercourse. Uncomfortable at times, and if one stayed longer than I thought was necessary, I pushed it back down carefully. Never had that problem after my early 20's and I have 3 kids. Also remember that you only need one nut to produce fruit.

Answer 5

My parents have the same issue with my 15 year old brother. It's a stage that boys go thru and every boy goes thru it. teachers have been known to target certain children but kids have been known to try and get the blame away from their direction. Arrange a meeting with his teacher and bring him and all of you talk about the problems together. Friends, at that age, is a big distraction and that may be one of the biggest problems. Kids don't take disciplin seriously in front of a class so they can look cooler to the students. Just talk to the teacher in person. You're doing a great job with grounding and taking away priviliges and keep doing that in the meantime but keep him grounded until you've heard otherwise from the teacher. Ask her to email you at the end of each week about his progress. If he's still bad, keep him grounded, if he was good then let him go. My brother stayed grounded for a whole year when he was in the 7th grade.

Answer 6

This is actually more common than people know. They will fix it with a simple day surgery. Your doctor will go into specifics, but they just go in there and pop that sucker down and then apply a stitch to prevent it from happening again. Don't be worried, it's a simple fix.

Answer 7

The two big issues with cryptorchidism are cancer and infertility.

Cancer - there is a 22-fold increase in the rate
with cryptorchidism 48.91 cases in 100,000 persons,
normally descended testes 2.2 cases in 100,000 adults.

6 of 506 (1.1%) men who previously had cryptorchidism developed testis cancer.

Answer 8

nothing really to worry about i am not sure what procedure they would do but if it went back in he might have problems with tortion and should ask about that while he is at the urologist. ask as many questions as you can and get the whole story beginning to end and tell the doctor as much as you can about background and current life plans. good luck nothing to be too concerned with but always be informed.

Answer 9

My nephew had the same thing,but when he was 2 he had surgery and the doctor's put it where it should be.So he might have to under go surgery to have it fixed.Yes it could become a big problem if it isn't were it should be.I would go get it done as soon as i could.

Answer 10

I hope you made it clear that the ped. told you it had dropped when he was 2. I am sorry for this. I would do a search on the net and I wish you luck and will be praying for you and your family.