Infertility in Cryptorchidism Is Linked to the Stage of Germ Cell Development at Orchidopexy

2007152 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Faruk Hadžiselimović · Psychiatry Baselland

B. Höcht · Universitäts-Kinderklinik Würzburg

Abstract

The presence of Ad spermatogonia at surgery is an excellent prognostic parameter for future fertility. Cryptorchid boys lacking these cells will develop infertility despite successful orchidopexy at an early age.

Topics & Keywords

Sperm and Testicular Function Testicular diseases and treatments Sexual Differentiation and Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volume 68, Issue 1, pp. 46-52

DOI: 10.1159/000100874

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