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HELP!!! PLEASE!!! UNDESCENDED TESTICLES ADVISE
Hi.. My son is 3 years old, and I asked the health visitor when he was 2 to check his 'balls' cos i couldnt feel his testicles in the sack.. and if i could it was cos i manually pushed them down from his groin area. She said they might still come down, and not to worry till he was 3.
He is now 3 and 2 months, and I asked her to check them again today, and she said he definitly needs refering to a specialist, with a view to an operation to pull them down!!
Im gutted, as you can imagine, I really dont want him to have to go through surgery, and i think he will also remember it in the future.
But now, after reading up about it on the internet, I hav now found that the op really should be done between the age of 1 and 2 and no later, or problems will occur.
1 problem is that his testicles will have problems producing sperm the longer you delay the operation. My heart has sank, and i just adore my son so much, and just dont know what to do.... God knows how long i will have to wait for an appointment, never mind the operation.
I was wondering if anyone else has a son who has had to have this operation, and how were they after the operation, and at what age was it done??
Thanks caz xxx
He is now 3 and 2 months, and I asked her to check them again today, and she said he definitly needs refering to a specialist, with a view to an operation to pull them down!!
Im gutted, as you can imagine, I really dont want him to have to go through surgery, and i think he will also remember it in the future.
But now, after reading up about it on the internet, I hav now found that the op really should be done between the age of 1 and 2 and no later, or problems will occur.
1 problem is that his testicles will have problems producing sperm the longer you delay the operation. My heart has sank, and i just adore my son so much, and just dont know what to do.... God knows how long i will have to wait for an appointment, never mind the operation.
I was wondering if anyone else has a son who has had to have this operation, and how were they after the operation, and at what age was it done??
Thanks caz xxx
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Elena xxx