What increases the risk for undescended testicles
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What increases the risk for undescended testicles
Although the exact cause is not known, several factors increase a baby boy's chances of being born with an undescended testicle:1
- Low birth weight
- Premature birth (because the testicles normally complete their descent just before birth)
- Being a twin
- Family history
- Complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, breech birth, or delivery by cesarean section
A newborn boy's risk of having an undescended testicle may also increase if his mother was exposed to certain drugs or toxins while she was pregnant, such as anabolic steroids.
References
Citations
Schneck FX, Bellinger MF (2007). Abnormalities of the testes and scrotum and their surgical management. In AJ Wein, ed., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 9th ed., vol. 4, pp. 3761–3798. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
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| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Peter Anderson, MD, FRCS(C) - Pediatric Urology |
| Last Updated | June 6, 2007 |
| Last updated: | June 06, 2007 |
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| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Peter Anderson, MD, FRCS(C) - Pediatric Urology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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