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countrylass · Feb 6th, 2011, 12:10 PM

If a guy had an undescended testicle, and had surgery during childhood, would that have an impact on the overall size of the testicle in adulthood?

I feel dumb for even asking the question, but for years I always thought that my OH just had small testicles. Then, after having a bit of a "furtle" around one day, I realised that he has a smallish testicle and a real tiny testicle. He's very sensitive about the subject, and all I know is that he had an operation during childhood.
In fact, I don't think he even knows what operation he had, just that he had some kind of minor surgery in the genital area.
A few months ago his Mom brought up the subject of the surgery, and OH went crazy at her, so she promised to tell me when he's not around. But as she lives 300 miles away, catching up is difficult!

I may be putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5, but from what I read of undescended testicles, it affects 30% of premature born boys. OH was born 9 wks early. So it's got me wondering.

Kristin83 · Feb 6th, 2011, 13:21 PM

i think it would make sense especially if they didn't do the surgery till he was 14....the tissue would have atrophied and not grown so they probably would be smaller...I'm glad that he is open to a SA if nothing happens in a few months

luckdragon · Feb 6th, 2011, 16:41 PM

yeah :-) i guess we will just wait and see now. at least i know about it before we even start so we don't get too wound up if nothing happens when we ttc normaly!
i'm guessing that if they were left in his abdomen for that lengh of time there will be at least some damage done, but i wouldnt be suprised if he he's completly azoospermic

Kristin83 · Feb 6th, 2011, 16:57 PM

Stay positive!

don't stress about it too much bc it can make the trying no fun!!

luckdragon · Jun 7th, 2011, 11:05 AM

just to update you all, we have now started tests. i've had some bloods and dh is going for a semen analysis tomorrow!! it's going to be the longest wait ever to get the results

MariaF · Jun 7th, 2011, 11:17 AM

Good luck! As I said my DH had his op when he was 4 or 5 or so and it didn't affect his swimmers. Although one of his testicles is only half the size of the other!

Luckily he's cool about it and has no problem discussing it with anyone really - just jokes around about it.

But I can see how it can be a very sensitive issue.

luckdragon · Jun 7th, 2011, 11:23 AM

yeah, DH has one smaller than the other. poor guy. His SA is tomorrow morning at 8.30am eek i'm praying there will be at least some sperm to do ivf with. fingers crossed. xx

nouxie79 · Jun 7th, 2011, 13:16 PM

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Originally Posted by luckdragon

My oh,

has undescended testicles, they were not noticed when he was a child, and they only found out about them when he was 14 and in a lot of pain with his abdomen.

it was on both sides.

I don't think he even relises what effect this might have had on his fertility and I only found out yesterday when someone else was telling me about thir ivf.

has anyone elses oh, or dh got this? and will we ever have children?

feeling a bit low right now

xxxx

Hi

My OH had undescended testicules n they were both corrected at 6 years old
When he did a sa he was told they was zero sperm n 2nd sa they was a few non motile sperms!
He's going thru some more tests n we were told by his andrologist that undescended testes r the reason for his zero sperms!
Our only option to conceive is via IVF/ICSI with a sperm surgical retrieval but we were also told that they might not find anything during the SSR or they might not be good sperms and to start thinking abt using a donor!
We will not think abt the latter until we hv exhausted all options!

Hope n pray for u that yr OH sample is not as bad! It's the hardest thing to ever deal with but i kind of got used to it now n my thinking is whatever will b will b! N it's Not OH fault n no one is to blame!

luckdragon · Jun 7th, 2011, 15:14 PM

eeeek i guess i'll be letting you all know in about 10 days then (thats how long we were told it would be to get the results)
hmmm :-S

lbm2009 · Jun 8th, 2011, 02:14 AM

My husband had undefended testicles that were corrected when he was about 2. This unforunately has caused all our problems. He has no sperm and what he has got are dead. He has one normal testicle and one that s smaller this one is not fully formed and therefore doesn't function. We have come to a stand still because I am overweight but I wish they would look into whether they can correct his problem that way we maybe wouldn't need ivf. If they can repair the damage to the tube or free up the blockage. They haven't even looked at him all they have done is a sa. I have had loads of invasive tests and now it's on me to loose weight, I can't understand why they aren't looking into my husbands problem more. It is so frustrating.

Feb 6th, 2011, 12:10 PM	#11
countrylass Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Staffs, England. Posts: 59	If a guy had an undescended testicle, and had surgery during childhood, would that have an impact on the overall size of the testicle in adulthood? I feel dumb for even asking the question, but for years I always thought that my OH just had small testicles. Then, after having a bit of a "furtle" around one day, I realised that he has a smallish testicle and a real tiny testicle. He's very sensitive about the subject, and all I know is that he had an operation during childhood. In fact, I don't think he even knows what operation he had, just that he had some kind of minor surgery in the genital area. A few months ago his Mom brought up the subject of the surgery, and OH went crazy at her, so she promised to tell me when he's not around. But as she lives 300 miles away, catching up is difficult! I may be putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5, but from what I read of undescended testicles, it affects 30% of premature born boys. OH was born 9 wks early. So it's got me wondering.

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Feb 6th, 2011, 13:21 PM	#12
Kristin83 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hammonton, NJ Posts: 2,058	i think it would make sense especially if they didn't do the surgery till he was 14....the tissue would have atrophied and not grown so they probably would be smaller...I'm glad that he is open to a SA if nothing happens in a few months

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Feb 6th, 2011, 16:41 PM	#13
luckdragon Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chesterfield,Derbyshire uk Posts: 644	yeah :-) i guess we will just wait and see now. at least i know about it before we even start so we don't get too wound up if nothing happens when we ttc normaly! i'm guessing that if they were left in his abdomen for that lengh of time there will be at least some damage done, but i wouldnt be suprised if he he's completly azoospermic

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Feb 6th, 2011, 16:57 PM	#14
Kristin83 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hammonton, NJ Posts: 2,058	Stay positive! don't stress about it too much bc it can make the trying no fun!!

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luckdragon Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chesterfield,Derbyshire uk Posts: 644	just to update you all, we have now started tests. i've had some bloods and dh is going for a semen analysis tomorrow!! it's going to be the longest wait ever to get the results

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MariaF Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sussex Posts: 4,348	Good luck! As I said my DH had his op when he was 4 or 5 or so and it didn't affect his swimmers. Although one of his testicles is only half the size of the other! Luckily he's cool about it and has no problem discussing it with anyone really - just jokes around about it. But I can see how it can be a very sensitive issue.

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Jun 7th, 2011, 11:23 AM	#17
luckdragon Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chesterfield,Derbyshire uk Posts: 644	yeah, DH has one smaller than the other. poor guy. His SA is tomorrow morning at 8.30am eek i'm praying there will be at least some sperm to do ivf with. fingers crossed. xx

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luckdragon Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chesterfield,Derbyshire uk Posts: 644	eeeek i guess i'll be letting you all know in about 10 days then (thats how long we were told it would be to get the results) hmmm :-S

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Jun 8th, 2011, 02:14 AM	#20
lbm2009 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 167	My husband had undefended testicles that were corrected when he was about 2. This unforunately has caused all our problems. He has no sperm and what he has got are dead. He has one normal testicle and one that s smaller this one is not fully formed and therefore doesn't function. We have come to a stand still because I am overweight but I wish they would look into whether they can correct his problem that way we maybe wouldn't need ivf. If they can repair the damage to the tube or free up the blockage. They haven't even looked at him all they have done is a sa. I have had loads of invasive tests and now it's on me to loose weight, I can't understand why they aren't looking into my husbands problem more. It is so frustrating.

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