What is an Orchiopexy Surgery? - Yahoo Voices
An orchiopexy surgery is recommended by doctors when a baby boy has a testicle that has not yet
descended by a certain age. Until the last couple months, male fetuses' testicles are still inside their
abdomens....
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What is an Orchiopexy Surgery? - Yahoo Voices
An orchiopexy surgery is recommended by doctors when a baby boy has a testicle that has not yet
descended by a certain age. Until the last couple months, male fetuses' testicles are still inside their
abdomens. Under normal circumstances, the testicles descend into the scrotum before birth. For
some boys, this does not happen with one or both of their testicles, often with babies who are
premature or low birth weight. If the testicles don't descend on their own by the time the boy is a
year old, a pediatrician will refer the family to a urologist. The reason for this is that it is believed
that the heat of the body will damage the undescended testicle's ability to produce sperm,
particularly if it remains undescended past the first year.
The urologist will palpate the boy's inguinal area, which is the canal that the testicle normally
descends through, to try to feel where the undescended testicle is. If the urologist cannot find it in
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