The embryonic gonad begins to differentiate into either a testis or an ovary very early in human fetal life—at around gestational week 6. In the presence of the male-determining Y chromosome, a ...

The efficacy of LHRH in cryptorchidism is still debated. The aim of this study was to quantify testicular descent after LHRH therapy. Synthetic LHRH (Hoe 471) was given intranasally in a spray dose of ...

Complete descent of a testis occurs in two distinct stages. Both involve a ligament attached to the base of the testis, the gubernaculum (from the same Ancient Greek stem that gave us “governor”). In ...

A previously unrecognized genetic cause for two types of birth defects found in newborn boys has described in a report. Cryptorchidism is characterized by the failure of descent of one or both testes ...