1, the harm of cryptorchidism
A junior high school student found that he only touched one testicle in his scrotum (note that this is not necessarily true "cryptorchidism"). Because, whether children or adult men, the position of testicles often changes greatly. Under the influence of temperature change, fear, mental stress and other factors, the testis can shrink to the vicinity of abdominal cavity. Especially when taking a bath, the scrotum is soaked in warm bath water, and the testis can easily fall to the end of the scrotum naturally, that is, there are symptoms similar to cryptorchidism. To distinguish whether it is sick or not, you should also consult a doctor. After examination, it is proved that it is indeed a manifestation of the so-called "cryptorchidism". True cryptorchidism refers to the abnormal state that bilateral or unilateral testicles do not fall into scrotum after a child is born.
1. Affect fertility. Because the temperature in the scrotum is lower than that at 37℃ 1.5-2℃, this "low temperature" condition is necessary for the testis to produce sperm. Cryptorchidism does not have this "low temperature" condition, and its spermatogenic function is affected. How can it have children? Because a testicle can also secrete sex hormones, it does not affect the sexual life of couples. Of course, if both testicles don't descend into the scrotum, the development of testicles is blocked and the secretion of sex hormones is insufficient, which can affect the sexual function in the future.
2. It is prone to malignant transformation. Due to the change of growth environment and developmental disorder of cryptorchidism, testicular cells become malignant and form malignant tumors, and the canceration may be 35 times that of normal testis.
3. Accidental injury. Because the star nine is hidden in it, its position is relatively shallow, and it is easy to get hurt and hurt with a slight impact or trauma.
4. Have psychological barriers. There is no astrology in scrotum, and the change of external genital morphology will make patients feel inferior and unwilling to take a bath in public bathroom, which will lead to psychological abnormality.
2. Treatment of cryptorchidism
The vast majority of children have dropped their testicles into the scrotum at birth, but there are also l-7% children whose testicles will drop completely about a week after birth. If they don't decline after three months to a year, the chances of decline will be significantly reduced. Therefore, parents should pay enough attention to the boy's reproductive development. When you are young, you should pay attention to whether your child's testicles have fallen into the scrotum. If you have cryptorchidism, you should treat it as soon as possible, and you can use surgical treatment or drug non-surgical treatment. Electron microscopic observation showed that 87.7% of adults had normal fertility when cryptorchidism was operated before 2 years old, while only 57. 1% had normal fertility when they were operated at 3-4 years old. The older you get, the lower your postoperative fertility will be, so the best operation time should be about 2 years old, otherwise it will affect the function of testis, cause irreversible damage and affect your marital fertility.
3. Cryptorchidism examination
1, plasma testosterone and urine 17- ketosteroid were normal or decreased;
2.b-ultrasound and CT examination can determine the position of testis.
4. Testicular knowledge
Testis, as the "lifeblood" of men, can be said to be an important organ for men to maintain their sexual characteristics. But many people don't know testicles in life, and many men know little about them themselves. The recently published article Nature Genetics, a subsidiary publication of the British magazine Nature, shows readers a series of interesting data and facts about testicles.
1, left and right one is higher and one is shorter. A normal male has two testes, which are oval and gray, located on the left and right sides of the scrotum. Generally, the left side is lower than the right 1 cm. The testicles of the famous Italian statue David clearly show this feature.
2. The right side is heavier. Adult testis is 3.5-4.5cm long, 2-3cm wide and1-2cm thick. The average mass of the left testis of adult males is 10.20g, while the right testis is relatively heavy, with an average mass of10.70g. ..
It began to get smaller after 3.50 years old. The testicles of newborn babies are relatively large, and they shrink about 1-2 months after birth. Before sexual maturity, the testis is basically at rest and develops rapidly after puberty. At the age of 50, it gradually shrinks and becomes smaller.
4. Testicles produce at least 65,438+0 trillion sperm in a lifetime. There are many curved seminiferous tubules in testis, which contain interstitial cells. The seminiferous tubule is the place where sperm is produced, and the number of sperm produced in a person's life can reach more than 1 trillion.