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Undescended Testicles - FAQ
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Does surgery for an UDT prevent testicle cancer?
An undescended testicle does have a higher risk of developing a testicle cancer after puberty. Moving the testicle into the scrotum does not decrease the risk, but does allow a patient to perform a self exam more readily, thus hopefully to detect a tumor early.
What happens if the patient only has one testicle?
As stated above, a very small proportion of boys will have a testicle that atrophied ( disappeared) during fetal development. One normally descended functioning testicle is enough for a male to go through puberty normally, and have normal fertility. There are testicle prosthesis available for patients with an absent testicle.
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