Testicular atrophy

Testicular atrophy is a medical condition in which the male reproductive organs (the testes, which in humans are located in the scrotum) diminish in size and may be accompanied by loss of function.

Testicular atrophy may be brought on by surgical repairs to certain types of hernias.[1]

Causes

Research has found testicular atrophy to be caused by scrotal trauma,[2] inguinal hernia repair (rarely, and more often in very young children),[3][4] anabolic steroid use,[5][6][7] and oestrogen therapy,[8] varicocele,[9][10] and ischaemia (most often secondary to testicular torsion).[11]

Phthalate esters,[12] and Zika virus infection[13] have been found to cause testicular atrophy in animals.

See also

References
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  9. Pinto, K. J.; Kroovand, R. L.; Jarow, J. P. (August 1994). "Varicocele related testicular atrophy and its predictive effect upon fertility". The Journal of Urology. 152 (2 Pt 2): 788–790. doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32710-6. ISSN 0022-5347. PMID 8022015.
  10. Akbay, E.; Cayan, S.; Doruk, E.; Duce, M. N.; Bozlu, M. (September 2000). "The prevalence of varicocele and varicocele-related testicular atrophy in Turkish children and adolescents". BJU International. 86 (4): 490–493. doi:10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00735.x. ISSN 1464-4096. PMID 10971279.
  11. Herzog, B.; Hadziselimovic, F.; Strebel, C. (1987). "Primary and secondary testicular atrophy". European Journal of Pediatrics. 146 Suppl 2: S53–55. doi:10.1007/bf00452875. ISSN 0340-6199. PMID 2891525.
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