What is the best way to correct this problem? How soon should it be correct? My son is 17 months old and I am just finding this out
2007-06-01 10:28:15 · 9 answers · asked by latty 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It happens. It will descend on its own but he may be in grade school before it does. If a problem, consult pediatrician. p.s. it doesn't mean anything in wrong.
2007-06-01 10:30:39 · answer #1 · answered by gouldgirl2002 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sooner appears to be better than later. If you've been seeing the same pediatrician since your son's birth, I'm surprised that he/she did not catch this condition sooner or inform you about it.
It's not *that* uncommon for a one or both testes not to descend into the scrotum by 1 year of age (about 1% of boys).
In about 90% of these cases, the testicle (or testes) can be felt in the inguinal canal (the route the testes take to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum). Your doctor can advise on this condition called Cryptorchidism (basically: un-descended testicle(s)...) - it sounds worse than it is. ;-)
One option is a minor surgical procedure called orchiopexy that brings the undescended testicle into the scrotum. Hormone therapy to cause the the testicle(s) to descend may be another option. Having both testes in the scrotum can help with self-esteem in later years and further minimizes some health risks.
Best wishes to you and your son.
2007-06-01 10:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by Dave L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was operated for the same thing. Usually it has to be done before the child is 7 years old as then the body is too hot and sterilization could occur. It is just a matter of the surgeon suturing the testicle into the scotum. Your pediatrician should advise you on this.Also the tsticle if you wait sometimes decends on its own and surgery is not indicated provided the testicle remains decended.
2007-06-01 11:02:34 · answer #3 · answered by lighthousecastle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a healthcare provider, if I remember my classes correctly, the testes in a male fetus descend in the fifth month of utero. It is not entirely uncommon for a male newborn to be born with undescended testes. This has to be surgically corrected at some age (I forget when) other wise there will be some problems with puberty and hormonal issues. The surprize of this to me is that they have just found this out. This is usually checked with every physical performed.
2007-06-01 10:41:54 · answer #4 · answered by tlbrown42000 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your getting a lot of answers from people that don't know what they're talking bout I see.
Most of the time a babies testicles don't fall for some time, this should however, be checked with the doctor from time to time. There's nothing nasty about it, it's life so, some of you, get used to it.
2007-06-01 10:36:58 · answer #5 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for male children to be born with testicles inside .If it hasn't dropped by age 2 the doctor will probably have to manually bring it down.This is common.It's nothing to fret about.
2007-06-01 10:33:27 · answer #6 · answered by dymond 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a lack of scrotum or if it's A GIRL. 2 points for me, now i must flee
2007-06-01 10:30:42 · answer #7 · answered by Irish 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
maybe the baby is trying to tell you something early on.
2007-06-01 10:31:18 · answer #8 · answered by John B 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
eww that's gross. go ask a doctor
2007-06-01 10:30:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋