Optimal Management of Undescended Testis in Boys with Cerebral Palsy. A Debate.

Optimal Management of Undescended Testis in Boys with Cerebral Palsy. A Debate. Sex Dev. 2019 Feb 01;: Authors: Springer A Abstract Cerebral palsy is a rare condition following injury of the developing brain and including nonprogressive neurological disorders, spasticity, intellectual impairment and others. Boys with cerebral palsy have a high incidence of undescended testis. Although the motives for treatment (infertility, cancer prevention, psychological aspects, testicular torsion) are not different in boys without neurological impairment, the decision-making process in boys with cerebral palsy is very difficult. Besides medical and surgical arguments the discussion involves challenging ethical issues. PMID: 30703771 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sexual Development : genetics, molecular biology, evolution, endocrinology, embryology, and pathology of sex determination and differentiation - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Sex Dev Source Type: research