What to do if your child has hidden testicles

Children's reproductive health is very fragile and easily affected by various factors, and the impact is often lifelong, which brings a great blow to the child's growth and future, especially for boys. For example, boys have more symptoms of cryptorchidism, and severe cryptorchidism can affect fertility. Let's take a look at what to do if children have cryptorchidism? I hope everyone can understand.

Generally, cryptorchidism is a congenital disease and it is possible for it to descend into the scrotum before the age of two. First of all, it is recommended to go to a professional urology or andrology department to check the hormone level, or do a color ultrasound to clarify the position and size of the testicles. You can supplement with medication, which will help the testicles to descend. Give your child plenty of water.

Cryptorchidism may lead to some adverse complications, so it is advisable to deal with it in a timely manner. Currently, the main methods include the following:

(1) Waiting therapy Under normal circumstances, the testicles of a baby have descended into the scrotum when it is born. However, for some babies, due to delayed embryonic development, the descent of the testicles can be delayed until 3 months to 1 year after birth. Therefore, if a baby has cryptorchidism at birth, there is no need to rush to use medication or surgery to try to reposition the cryptorchidism. Instead, you can wait patiently and expect the cryptorchidism to descend automatically. Simple waiting therapy is only suitable for children under 2 years old.

(2) Hormone therapy: Some patients with cryptorchidism have endocrine causes. As we mentioned earlier, the descent of the fetus's testicles while in the mother's body is closely related to maternal gonadotropin. Based on this, in recent years many scholars have adopted the method of first using LH-RH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) and then using HCG (chorionic gonadotropin) to obtain better therapeutic effects. The total amount of HCG therapy should be 10,000 to 20,000 units, and the specific method is 1,500 units once every other day.

(3) Surgical treatment The timing of surgery is very important. If it is too early, the hidden testicle may lose the chance of descending on its own. If it is too late, it will affect the function of the testicle. In the past, it was recommended that the appropriate age for surgery should be 2 to 5 years, and no later than 6 years. In recent years, some scholars have suggested that surgical treatment should be performed before the age of 2 years, because the testicular tissue of children after the age of 2 years has undergone pathological changes.