Treatment of an undescended testis with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

Seventy one patients with ectopic testis of age between 2 and 11.5 years were treated with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) at doses recommended by the International Health Foundation. The descent of testis to the scrotum was achieved in almost half of the treated boys (49.3%). The descent was suc...

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Published inEndokrynologia polska Vol. 40; no. 1; p. 25
Main Authors Orkiszewski, M, Wieckowski, J, Zieliński, W
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 1989
Subjects
Age Factors
Child
Child, Preschool
Chorionic Gonadotropin - administration & dosage
Chorionic Gonadotropin - therapeutic use
Cryptorchidism - drug therapy
Humans
Male
Scrotum - abnormalities
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Summary:Seventy one patients with ectopic testis of age between 2 and 11.5 years were treated with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) at doses recommended by the International Health Foundation. The descent of testis to the scrotum was achieved in almost half of the treated boys (49.3%). The descent was successful mainly in cases of lower inguinal position of the undescended testicle, and only rarely when the testicle was situated higher. The descent was never successful in cases when the scrotum was small and underdeveloped.
ISSN:0423-104X