Does cryptorchidism affect fertility

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My cousin suffers from cryptorchidism. Cryptorchidism is a terrible disease. Patients with cryptorchidism should receive treatment as soon as possible to avoid causing more serious harm to patients. For patients with cryptorchidism soft disease, do you want to know about the influence of cryptorchidism on fertility?

Does cryptorchidism affect fertility

First of all: bilateral cryptorchidism is not fertile, unilateral cryptorchidism can also lead to low fertility or infertility, so cryptorchidism of the testis are generally small, soft texture, poor elasticity, sometimes the testis and epididymis are separated, or no epididymis.

Second: because one side of the testis can still secrete sex hormones, it does not affect the couple's sexual life. Of course, if both sides of the testis do not fall into the scrotum, the testicular development is blocked, and the secretion of sex hormones is insufficient, it can affect the future sexual function.

Finally, cryptorchidism is prone to malignant transformation. Due to the change of growth environment and the development barrier, cryptorchidism causes malignant transformation of testicular cells and forms malignant tumor. The possibility of malignant transformation is 35 times of that of normal testis.

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For patients with cryptorchidism, it should be examined and treated as soon as possible. The spermatogenic cells of the testis are quite sensitive to temperature. Too high or too low temperature has an impact on the spermatogenic cells. As time goes on, the hidden testicles will shrink, and the tissue that produces sperm will not be fully developed, leading to infertility.