Can a person with only one testicle have a baby?

Whether a person with only one testicle can have children depends on whether the function of this testicle is normal. If the function is normal, it can produce enough sperm and androgen without affecting fertility. If a single testis suffers from a certain disease, the sexual desire and sexual function of these patients may be normal, but the reproductive function of this testis is disordered, which may pose a threat to fertility and even cause infertility.

Semen test

Knowing that your scrotum has only one testicle, how can you tell whether this testicle has fertility function? The simple and reliable method is to go to the hospital for a semen examination to see if the semen is normal.

cryptorchidism

About 3% of full-term boys and 30% of premature boys can suffer from cryptorchidism, and most of them can fall to scrotum in a few months after birth, but 0.3-0.7% still have cryptorchidism in adulthood. No wonder some people find that they only have one testicle before marriage.

Cryptorchidism operation

The canceration rate of cryptorchidism is 30-50 times higher than that of normal testis. Therefore, whether it is to restore the normal function of cryptorchidism or to prevent testicular cancer, it is advisable to operate as soon as possible. The suitable time for cryptorchidism surgery is preschool (about 6 years old). Adult unilateral cryptorchidism will not affect sexual desire and sexual function, but in order to prevent cryptorchidism from becoming cancerous, it is also necessary to surgically lower the testis, or fix it in the scrotum, or simply remove it to prevent future troubles.