Abstract
The higher the testis resides above the scrotum, the more dysgenetic the morphology is likely to be. High testes are rarely responsive to HCG and should be treated by orchidopexy by the age of 2-3 years. The undescended testis does not mature normally after the age of 2 years and may produce adverse effects on the contralateral descended testis, possibly by an auto-immune mechanism. A course of HCG for boys with low-lying undescended testes, both unilateral and bilateral, may produce descent in as many as 15% of patients and may make the technical aspects of orchidopexy easier in those who do not respond. Unilateral cryptorchid testes that are dysplastic or located high should generally be removed before adolescence.
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