Before the birth one or both testis fail to move from the abdomen into the scrotum this condition is known as cryptorchidism or undescended testis. The persons suffered with undescended testis are several times more likely to get testicular cancer than those with normally descended testicles. Inside the abdomen of the fetus the testicles are develop and before the birth they descend (go down) into the scrotum. Before the child is born in about 3% of boys, the testicles do not make it all the way down. Normally the testicle remains in the abdomen, in some cases, the testicle starts to descend but remains stuck in the groin area. Many times, undescended testicles continue to move from the abdomen into the scrotum, during the primary growth of child. As the time passes on, if the testicle does not descend, it probably won�t go down into the scrotum on its own, sometimes a surgical procedure known as orchiopexy is needed to bring the testicle down into the scrotum. The chances of testicular cancer may be higher in men whose testicle has been remained stucked in the abdomen. Testicular cancer is usually developing in undescended testicle, but about 1:4 cases occur in the normally descended testicle.
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