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11423737

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
We compared a group of intra-abdominal (IA) with intracanalicular (IC) testes of the same age in order to see if there were differences in the fertility potential of the testes in these two locations. We also wished to determine at what age, if any, differences became apparent. Semithin (1 microm thick) sections of 54 IA and 103 IC testes between the ages of 3 months and 5 years were evaluated and the spermatic index (SI) calculated for each. The two groups were compared using mathematical models to describe the relationship between age and SI. Models of both IA and IC testes show a sharp decline in the SI during the first 1.8 years of life and remain near zero thereafter. The models are statistically indistinguishable, suggesting there is no detectable difference in the fertility potential of IA and IC testes up to 5 years. The SI appears to reach a critically low value in both groups between 8 and 9 months of age, suggesting that surgical intervention would be appropriate before this time.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-0163
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
18-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Fertility potential: a comparison of intra-abdominal and intracanalicular testes by age groups in children.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA 17822, USA. mwilkerson@geisinger.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study