Editor’s Comment: LH-RH analogue for unilateral cryptorchidism
Abstract:The May -June 2008 issue of the International Braz J Urol presents interesting contributions from different countries, and as usual, the editor's comment highlights some papers. Doctor Hadziselimovic, from Kindertagesklinik, Liestal, Switzerland, confirmed on page 319 that LH-RH analogue (LH-RHa) treatment induces an increase in maturation of the germ cells. The author studied 30 unilateral cryptorchid boys, with an average age of 3 years at the time of surgery. Testicular biopsy showed that they had impaired … Show more
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