Higher than expected prevalence of congenital cryptorchidism in Lithuania: a study of 1204 boys at birth and 1 year follow-up

BACKGROUND: Cryptorchidism at birth is one of the symptoms of testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS). The aim of the study was to detect prevalence of cryptorchidism in Lithuanian newborn boys. METHODS: A total of 1204 consecutively born boys were examined within the first days after birth in one regi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Human reproduction (Oxford) 2005-07, Vol.20 (7), p.1928-1932
Hauptverfasser:	Preikša, R.T., Žilaitienė, B., Matulevičius, V., Skakkebæk, N.E., Petersen, J.H., Jørgensen, N., Toppari, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Birth Weight Cohort Studies congenital cryptorchidism Cryptorchidism - epidemiology Denmark - epidemiology Female Finland - epidemiology Follow-Up Studies Genitalia, Male - abnormalities Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infant, Small for Gestational Age Lithuania - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Pregnancy Prospective Studies regional differences Risk Factors spontaneous descent testicular dysgenesis syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND: Cryptorchidism at birth is one of the symptoms of testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS). The aim of the study was to detect prevalence of cryptorchidism in Lithuanian newborn boys. METHODS: A total of 1204 consecutively born boys were examined within the first days after birth in one regional hospital. Boys cryptorchid at birth were reexamined 1 year later. RESULTS: The prevalence of cryptorchidism at birth was 5.7% (69 cases). Cryptorchidism was associated with low birth weight (P
ISSN:	0268-1161 1460-2350
DOI:	10.1093/humrep/deh887