The nurse is providing information to parents of a child born with bilateral cryptorchidism. What information is accurate to include?
a. This is the most common form.
b. Fertility will be unaffected.
c. Surgical intervention is not recommended.
d. An inguinal hernia may be present.
ANS: D
When one or both testes fail to lower into the scrotum, the condition is termed cryptorchidism. The unilateral form is more common. Because the testes are warmer in the abdomen than in the scrotum, the sperm cells begin to deteriorate. If both testes are affected, sterility results. Inguinal hernia often accompanies this condition. Occasionally, a testis or the testes spontaneously descend during the first year of life. An operation called an orchiopexy may be performed.
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