Most cryptorchid testes will recover on their own three months after birth, and a small percentage of patients may recover on their own after six months of life. For those that do not descend on their own, the condition can be managed with medication or surgery.
Cryptorchidism is a relatively common condition in neonatology. Due to developmental and other factors, the testicles do not descend completely, the scrotum is empty, and the testicles may be in the child’s groin or abdominal cavity.
In most children, the testicles descend into the scrotum by the end of the first three months of life, and in a small percentage of children, by the end of the sixth month. After six months the likelihood of the testicle descending on its own diminishes, and a check-up can be done at the hospital. If the testicle has not descended after six months, appropriate treatment needs to be considered.
For children under one year old, testicular descent can be accelerated by injection of chorionic gonadotropin. If the child is already older than one year old, treatment through testicular descent fixation, staged testicular descent fixation and testicular autotransplantation should be considered.
Parents are advised to pay more attention to observing their children’s cryptorchidism, and if it has not descended after six months, they need to bring their children to the urology department in time, and strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.