Acquired undescended testes and fertility potential: is orchiopexy at diagnosis better than awaiting spontaneous descent?
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Fertility potential in a cohort of 65 men with previously acquired undescended testes.
PURPOSE To evaluate testicular function in men with previously acquired undescended testes (AUDT) in whom spontaneous descent was awaited until puberty followed by orchiopexy in case of nondescent. METHODS Andrological evaluation including paternity, scrotal ultrasound, reproductive hormones, and semen analysis was performed in three groups: men with AUDT, healthy controls, and men with previ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Andrology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2047-2919
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12044