Abstract:The testicular descent process is a complex event, occurring defectively in 1% to 4% of full-term newborn boys and 1% to 45% of preterm newborns (1). Cryptorchia is a common genital anomaly not fully understood. Much has been studied on the histological development of cryptorchid testes with many previous publications. More than 40 years ago, germ cell counts, and the analysis of spermatogonial development associated the cryptorchidism to male fertile potential, with strong data showing that abnormal germ cell… Show more
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