Most men who have had one testicle removed can go on to have children naturally. Men who have both testicles removed (rarely required) will no longer produce sperm and will be infertile.
1. If the man is in overall good health and has gone through normal development, the answer is yes, he can still have children. 2. Expensive tests do not always lead a physician to conclude why a man with one testicle may be delayed in fathering a child.
Hoping and trying for a boy or girl is just that, and does not influence the odds in either direction. One testicle does not produce girl sperm and the other boy sperm. Both produce an equal number of X and Y sperm and it is random chance, rather than management, which one fertilises the egg.
Undescended testicles means that either one or both testicles are missing from the scrotum and are situated in the groin or inside the lower abdomen. About five per cent of all boys are born with this condition. Premature and low birth weight babies are at increased risk.
As a baby boy grows inside his mother's womb, his testicles form inside his abdomen and move down (descend) into the scrotum shortly before birth. But in some cases, that move doesn't happen, and the baby is born with one or both testicles undescended. The majority of cases are in male babies born prematurely.
If the testicles don't drop into the scrotum, they may not function normally and produce healthy sperm. This can lead to infertility later in life. Males born with undescended testicles also have a higher risk of testicular cancer in adulthood.
Cryptorchidism is the absence of at least one testicle from the scrotum. It is the most common birth defect involving the male genitalia. About 3% of full-term and 30% of premature male infants are born with one or both testicles undescended. Approximately 80% of cryptorchid testes descend by the third month of life.
Epididymis. The epididymis is a long, coiled tube that rests on the back of each testicle. It carries and stores the sperm cells that your testicles create.
One of the main issues that commonly affect a man's fertility is the quantity and the quality of their semen. This means that testing your semen should be one of the first things you do if you suspect you are having problems with your fertility as a man. Semen testing usually takes place in a clinal laboratory.
Having one testicle removed won't affect your ability to get an erection. The remaining testicle usually makes more testosterone (the male sex hormone) and sperm. This makes up for the removed testicle. But you might feel less like having sex, at least for a while, after your treatment.
If you still have one testicle, you should still be able to get an erection and have sex. If both are removed, your body won't be able to make sperm. If you want to have children, you may want to store sperm before the procedure.
Your surgeon will likely suggest doing the surgery when your baby is somewhere between 6 and 18 months old. Early treatment with surgery seems to lower the risk of later health problems. In some cases, the testicle might be damaged or made of dead tissue.
Removing both testicles (bilateral orchidectomy)
After removal of both testicles, the level of testosterone in the blood falls quickly. This will affect your sex life and your ability to have children (fertility). To maintain your sex drive and be able to get an erection you would need testosterone replacement therapy.
Up to 30% of premature male babies have at least one undescended testicle. The rate decreases to 3% to 5% in full-term male babies. An undescended testicle will often move down on its own in the first few months. If this doesn't happen after about 6 to 9 months, it may require treatment.
If the testicles haven't descended by 6 months, they're very unlikely to do so and treatment will usually be recommended. This is because boys with untreated undescended testicles can have fertility problems (infertility) in later life and an increased risk of developing testicular cancer.
An undescended testicle stays up in the body, so it has a higher temperature. That causes a lower sperm count and quality, decreasing a man's chances of being able to fertilize a woman's egg and father a child.
Cryptorchidism is a common congenital anomaly that shows familial clustering and increased prevalence in first-degree relatives, suggesting that genetic factors contribute to the etiology. Animal models and some human data suggest that environmental exposures may also contribute to risk.
An orchiectomy is a surgical procedure to remove one or both testicles. Providers use this procedure to treat and prevent testicular cancer as well as treat male breast cancer and prostate cancer. Transgender women may choose to have an orchiectomy when transitioning from male to female.
One testicle can product enough sperm to get another person pregnant. If your healthcare provider must remove both testicles because you have cancer or an injury, you may be able to bank frozen sperm that could be used to impregnate a partner.
Around 90% of testosterone is produced by the testicles. Having one testicle removed should not the production of testosterone unless the remaining testicle is not functioning properly. However, further treatment with chemotherapy can sometimes affect testosterone production.
Men start losing their fertility at age 40.
In a study of more than 1,900 couples, irrespective of the woman's age, IVF attempts involving men 40 or older failed 70 percent more often than IVF attempts involving men younger than 30. Previous theory: Older men produce fewer kids because they get less sex.
Infertility testing includes physical and ultrasound exams to evaluate the health of the reproductive organs. It includes chemical and hormonal tests to evaluate the health and number of the eggs in a woman's ovaries.
With an at-home test, you will collect a sample of semen and either use a home analyzer device or send the sample to a lab that can assess the sperm within that sample for these key metrics. However, there are many other factors that can affect fertility, such as hormones, including testosterone.