When the testes do not descend, the condition is called cryptorchidism. The condition occurs in about 3% of full-term infants and about 30% of premature infants.
Cryptorchidism on both sides results in sterility because the cells involved in the initial development of sperm cells are destroyed by the higher temperature of the pelvic cavity.
The chance testicular cancer is 30-50 times greater in cryptorchid testes. The testes of about 80% of boys with cryptorchidism will descend spontaneously during the first year of life.
When testes remain undescended, injections of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) given at treatment unsuccessful, the condition can be corrected surgically at about age 5.
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