title: [Cryptorchidism and fertility].
abstract: This article describes a fertility study based on 490 cases of surgically treated undescended testicles. Some of the patients were seen very early, and others later, even after puberty. The results are assessed as a function of the onset of pregnancy, or, failing this, on the basis of spermograms, and as a function of whether one or both testicles were undescended. Among the married patients with a unilateral complaint, the paternity rate was 69 p. cent, failing to 43 per cent for bilateral cases. Their spermograms showed an average count of 33.7 X 10(6)/ml for unilateral cryptorchids, and 3.66 X 10(6)/ml for bilateral. The surgical attitude to be adopted is discussed with particular emphasis on patients seen late.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005298:Fertility; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone
vernacular_title: Cryptorchidie et fertilité.