The treatment of cryptorchidism.

Medical opinion is quite confused about the age for and the method of treatment of the undescended organ. Histologic studies reveal that the spermatogenic cells of the undescended testis show definite injury by the age of four or five years. It therefore seems necessary to see that the testis is in the bottom of the scrotum before that age. Chorionic gonadotropins or testosterone should be tried first. If medical treatment fails, orchidopexy should be done without delay.