Hormonal treatment with chorionic gonadotrophin is successful in bringing down more than 60% of a selected group of undescended testes.There is no evidence that chorionic gonadotrophin in moderate dosage can cause permanent damage to the seminiferous tubules.Orchidopexy is the treatment of choice when there is a mechanical defect or when chorionic gonadotrophin fails.Hormonal and surgical treatment should take place about the age of 9 or 10.Assessment of fertility in 24 patients with bilateral cryptorchidism reveals that 70% of them have a normal degree of fertility 10 years after treatment.
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