What is cryptorchidism? Cryptorchidism is a congenital condition in which one or two balls do not fall into the scrotum (commonly known as the spring sack) after birth, and can be diagnosed as cryptorchidism if the balls do not enter the scrotum 6 months after birth. In addition to the groin, cryptorchidism can also be found in the abdominal cavity or behind the peritoneum. How common is cryptorchidism? In normal newborns, cryptorchidism is 4%, that is, 4 out of 100 boys, and it is even more common in premature babies, 30%. By the time they reach puberty, it is only 1%, and only 0.3% in adults, but of course some of them are treated. So don’t think that cryptorchidism is far away from you, it should be brought to your attention. What causes cryptorchidism? What causes cryptorchidism is not completely clear yet, it may be related to some endocrine and anatomy, and there are no clear measures for the intervention of the pathogenic factors, so I will not talk more about it. What are the consequences of cryptorchidism? 1.Decreased fertility or infertility, that is, the possibility of not being able to have children; 2.The possibility of combined hernia; 3.Twisting of cryptorchid, which is like spinning at the tip of a gourd, causing ischemic necrosis of the egg over time, and needs to be removed; 4.More easily damaged than normal testicles, mainly because the cryptorchid is fixed in one position, unlike the egg in the scrotum, which can move left and right, up and down, so it is more easily damaged when subjected to external force; 5.More easily damaged than normal testicles; 5.It causes inferiority complex of the patient, why everyone has two testicles but he only has one. In fact, it doesn’t matter, as long as it is normal, don’t worry, look at Su handsome is not married and has children; 6, cryptorchid malignancy, is the focus of our talk today, but also may be fatal, the chance of cryptorchid malignancy is 18 to 40 times of the normal position of the testicles, very high ah. The higher the position of the cryptorchid, the higher the chance of malignant change, and the chance of malignant change is higher if the testicle is lowered after the age of 7 than if it is operated before the age of 6. Even if malignancy occurs, early treatment will not be fatal for most of the patients. Therefore, early diagnosis and early treatment are necessary to avoid irreversible consequences! How to treat cryptorchidism? If it does not descend at 6 months, hormone therapy should be used. If it does not descend at 1 to 2 years old, surgery is needed to put the testicle into the scrotum, and if it is later, such as after puberty, the testicle has shrunk, then it needs to be removed. These are professional issues, leave it to the professional doctor, I believe will give you a professional program.