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mirfahad09
mirfahad09

I am 26 year old unmarried male and have just been diagnosed with an undescended testicle (the left one) about few months ago. I know that undescended testicles are usually diagnosed and taken care o,f while the patient is still a baby or a child. I guess it somehow just slipped by my doctors.  The testicle is in inguinal canal. 

I went to visit a urologist who told me the if you will say we can bring it closer to scrotum neck so that it may become palpable or if required it is to be removed. But he said it lightly and doesnt seem to be taken seriously. But then I visited few other urologists who directly pointed that it is to be removed as quickly as possible. I went to my relative doctor who by profession is neurologist but has a great experience and he told me not to worry about it by citing an example of his friend who was doctor himself that he did not went for surgery to remove or displace undescended testicle and he is fine even at age of 60 now having two child.  So I am very very depressed what should I do  as its always running in the back of my mind and if i get some pain in the abdomen area, I correlate that with undescended testicle case, may be due to psycological effect. 

Right now I think my testosterone level is normal. I can grow a beard quickly, have lots of chest hair, pubic hair, etc...I'm worried that if my undescended testicle gets removed that the testosterone level will drop dangerously low or something. should I go for surgery or not considering its harmful effects ?  A big question at this stage of my life. Any advice and answers will greatly be appreciated. Thanks.

 

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  • pf7
    pf7 mirfahad09

    Posted

    I had a testicle removed when I was 13(due to torsion) im 37 now with 3 children, when one is removed the other just works harder so I wouldn't worry about your test levels dropping that much. I'm not a Dr. so I couldnt tell you if thats the way to go but if that the worst case scenario I wouldnt worry to much about it and they have implants if the cosmetic apect is an issue, good luck.
    • mirfahad09
      mirfahad09 pf7

      Posted

      Thanks dear for your response. Should I go for its removal surgery taken my unmarried case into consideration. Is there any post surgery negative effect?
    • pf7
      pf7 mirfahad09

      Posted

      I have read that it posses I slighter case of testicular cancer but nothing of major concern. I guess its a personal decision really I had no choice in my case the dr misdiagnosed my torsion for an infection and the blood supply to my testicle was cut off. My testicle swelled to the size of a softball and I went into shock so they had to remove it or I would have died. I had a fake one put in but it was always smaller than the real one as I was supposed to get it replaced with a larger one after I was done growing but insurance would never cover it. Like I said though the other one just works harder (get slightly larger too), fertility isnt an issue and neither is test production the undescended one probably isn't doing to much of anything anyways its way too hot in your inguinal canal.
    • Jack1912
      Jack1912 mirfahad09

      Posted

      The issue isn't so much that it's posing a greater risk because it's undescended, but you can't check for lumps because of where it is. Testicular cancer is one of the more rare cancers, compared to prostate cancer for example, but because you can't check for lumps, by the time other symptoms kick in it'll be too late. It isn't worth playing Russian roulette with your life over... as patsfan said, it's not going to effect sperm or test levels, so really it's all about aesthetics. I'm married now but I wasn't at the time... I told me wife after our first time if you know what I mean, and she didn't bat an eyelid. If she had then I'd be far better off without her and any woman who has an issue with it isn't worth a second of your love and time.

      I would recommend you seek counselling tho, it was/is difficult for me to come to terms with and I questioned myself as a man but counselling has helped me and I've not had much of it.

  • Jack1912
    Jack1912 mirfahad09

    Posted

    Hiya mate, I have experienced this myself. I'm currently driving across country, just parked up in services. I'm going to respond properly later tonight when I get in... just wanted to send a quick response to reassure you... it's seriously nothing to worry about at all.
  • Jack1912
    Jack1912 mirfahad09

    Posted

    Ok... I had an identical problem. Left sided, I was your age, had it removed. Personally, I always knew throughout my teens but in many ways I'd put it to the back of my mind to a point where I refused to accept it... With the advent of googling I decided to do some research and discovered it was probably in my inguinal canal (until this point I'd assumed I'd just been born with one...) I had it removed... it's not the massive emergency you've been told (how long have you already had it?) The main reason is that whilst it is where it is, you cannot check it for lumps, so if a tumour were to form, how would you know?

    It won't have caused any pain in your abdomen, that's your mind messing with you... you probably could have lived the rest of your life and not known any difference. The reason they remove it and not put it down at our age is that because of the environment it's in, it's pretty much redundant now... so taking it out of the inguinal canal makes no difference at all...

    Your T levels won't be affected, when one is removed, the other works twice as hard, the body is amazing in that way, same goes for other parts, kidneys for example. There is no effect on fertility, T levels, anything. I have a big ginger beard, trust me.

    I can completely relate to how you feel. I've been to hell over it, it's a huge deal for men, questions of manhood, everything. Girls haven't noticed it... I told my wife when we first got together and she was fine with it... and she's smoking hot so have no fear, it won't be an issue and if it is, you'll have dodged a bullet.

    I'd recommend getting it removed and I'd recommend you seek counselling. I've been through it, am still going through it. You feel like you're alone, like nobody else has your problem. I can assure you, you're not...

    happy to offer more advice by PM... All I'd say is its absolutely nothing to worry about.

    Apparently Bruce Lee had an undescended testicle... Arnie only has one as well. Neither of them seem to have issues building muscle if that's a concern.

    • mirfahad09
      mirfahad09 Jack1912

      Posted

      Thanks Jack for your valuable concern. 

      I want to know more from you. Tell me how quickly I need to remove it and is there any post surgery issue. 

       

    • Jack1912
      Jack1912 mirfahad09

      Posted

      There is no need to rush to remove it. You could leave it and live the rest of your life with it... there is a slightly higher chance of that testicle getting cancer than your other one... we're talking about 0.04 instead of 0.02 chance as it's a rare cancer. It's not actually doing anything now because its been in too hot an environment for so long... so the trade off is that you may as well reduce what is a very small risk hy removing it.

      Surgery is easy. Two weeks off work as a precaution. No pain, obviously it's a cut in a sensitive area so may be sore for a few days but after that, nothing.

  • Jack1912
    Jack1912 mirfahad09

    Posted

    Can I ask, you say you can't share this in your community? Why is that?
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