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[quote=Anonymous]My 5YO was just "diagnosed" with only having one testicle. Our family doctor always assumed the other just hadn't dropped when he was a baby (which I guess is very common) and always said "let's wait and see" but finally at his 5YO check up said it was time to get it checked out. Turns out, it looks like he only has one! They're recommending surgery to first see if there is ANY other testicle up in his abdomen - if there is a normal testicle they will bring it down OR if there is any remnant of a testicle/blood vessels they'll remove it completely. She said it's likely that there is no other testicle because the one he does have seems a bit large and usually that means there's only one functioning testicle.

Has anyone else had experience with their son only having one testicle? Any issues? Or anything I should be prepared for with this surgery and/or issue? She made it sound like this is a fairly common thing, but I can't say I've ever encountered it before.

And I think I win the record for saying "testicle" the most today! Woohoo!! [/quote]

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