Table 4. Bilateral cryptorchidism (n=80) Features based on age and therapy (A-only hormonal treatment; B-hormonal first and surgery later; CX – surgery alone; TEST- testosterone).
| AGE | < 2 years | 2 - 6 years | > 6 years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | Treatment | CX | Treatment | CX | |||
| Groups | B | A | B | A | B | ||
| FSH (UI/L) | 3.7 | 2.8 | 9.5 | - | 10.6 | 6.6 | 15.5 |
| Range | (1.9-6.3) | (2.5-3.2) | (5.0-15.6) | (9.2-11.3) | (3.5-11.3) | (9.1-21.0) | |
| LH (UI/L) | 5.1 | 10.4 | 4.6 | - | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| Range | (4.3-5.7) | (4.2-16.7) | (2.7-7.2) | (2.4-7.2) | (2.8-7.9) | (4.2-8.1) | |
| TEST. (Ng/mL) | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 (*) | 7.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| Range | (4.0-6.6) | (4.4-7.9) | (4.1-6.3) | (6.6-9.8) | (5.3-5.9) | (2.5-8.5) | |
| Age at Treat. | 20.4 | 43.7 | 47.4 | 37.0 | 100.5 | 119.5 | 101.6 |
| (Months) | (16.1-23.4) | (29.6-71.8) | (33.6-61.0) | (36.9-37.2) | (95.3-111.3) | (92.4-139.8) | (91.5-112.2) |
| Testic Volume | 10.3 | 15.0 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 14.5 |
| Range | (7.4-18.9) | (12.4-16.1) | (6.6-19.6) | (1.2-12.1) | (10.0-17.2) | (8.8-15.4) | (6.7-12.8) |
| Patients | 7 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 8 |
(*) Only 1 case with data