Long-term results of undescended testicle operative treatment

Men affected with unilateral and bilateral undescended testicles have been examined 10 to 20 years after orchidopexy. The examined patients were divided into groups of individuals operated before and after the 8th year of life. Fertility, structure of the genitals, somatotype, psychosexual behavior, and plasma testosterone levels were tested. It was found that a significant number of cryptorchid patients was infertile, especially the bilateral ones. Abnormalities in the structure of the genitals, somatotype, and in some cases psychosexual behavior disorders as well as plasma testoterone levels lower than normal, have also been found.