Value of hormonal therapy for congenital cryptorchidism

Abstract

Congenital cryptorchidism is one of the most common congenital anomalies of the male genitalia.Early treatment for cryptorchidism can help to reduce the occurence of infertility, testicular cancer and torsion.Because the mechanism of testicular is very complex, the efficiency of drug treatment is only 20%, and the long-term impact has been uncertain.Thus hormonal therapy in cryptorchidism is still controversial.Some progresses in hormonal treatment of congenital cryptorchidism in recent years are reviewed is this article. Key words: Cryptorchidism, congenital; Hormonal therapy; Value