Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Corrects Defective Mini-Puberty in Boys with Cryptorchidism: A Prospective Randomized Study
Table 1
Summary of the study data.
Age, months
Position of the testicle
Ad/T1
Ad/T2
S/T1
S/T2
1st operation
2nd operation
SURGERY ONLY GROUP
10
Peritoneal cavity
Peritoneal cavity
0
0
0.18
0.15
7
Peritoneal cavity
Inguinal channel
0
0
0.32
0.34
20
Inguinal channel
Inguinal channel
0
0
0.11
0.12
22
Peritoneal cavity
Peritoneal cavity
0
0
0.33
0.06
53
Inguinal channel, upper 1/3
Inguinal channel
0
0
0.15
0.43
LH-RHa TREATMENT GROUP
13
Inguinal channel, at external ring
Ectopic, perineal position
0
00085
0.08
0.13
32
Inguinal channel
Inguinal channel
0
0.0109
0.47
0.77
55
Inguinal channel, upper 1/3
Inguinal channel, upper 1/3
0
0.0056
0.07
0.42
22
Inguinal channel, upper 1/3
Inguinal channel
0
0.005
0.11
0.40
10
Inguinal channel, at external ring
Inguinal channel
0
0.0208
0.13
0.79
Ad/T1: adult dark spermatogonia per tubular cross-section in the first biopsy. Ad/T2: adult dark spermatogonia per tubular cross-section in the second biopsy. S/T1: germ cells per tubular cross-section in the first biopsy. S/T2: germ cells per tubular cross-section in the second biopsy.
