İnmemiş Testis ve İnfertilite

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 4, 96 - 119, 24.04.2021

Fikret Erdemir Hatice Zoroğlu Şahin Kılıç

Öz

İnmemiş testis çocuklarda %3-4 oranında görülmektedir. Bu oran erken doğan çocuklarda %40’a kadar ulşabilmektedir. İnmmeiş testis tanılı çocuklarda tedavi bir yaşına kadar tamamlanmalıdır. Uygun zamanda yapılmayan tedavilere bağlı olarak infertilite ve tümör gelişim riski bulunmaktadır. Ayrıca kozmetik nedenlere bağlı olarak çocuklarda ve ailelerinde psiolojik sorunlar olabilmektedir. İnmemiş testisin ve fertilite üzerine olan etkisini inceleyen deneysel ve klinik çalışmaların oldukça sınırlı olduğu görülmektedir. Bu derlemede inmemiş testis ve infertilite ilişkisi değerlendirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İnmemiş testis, sperm, infertilite, tedavi

Undescended Testis and Infertility

Öz

Undescended testicle is seen in 3-4% of children. This rate can reach up to 40% in premature children. Treatment should be completed until the age of one year in children with undescended testicle. There is a risk of infertility and tumor development due to treatments that are not performed at the appropriate time. In addition, there may be psychological problems in children and their parents due to cosmetic reasons. It is seen that the number of experimental and clinical studies related to the effect of undescended testis on fertility is very limited. In this review, the relationship between undescended testis and infertility was investigated.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Undescended testis, sperm, infertility, treatment

Kaynakça

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