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Is It Possible To Have Testes Transplant?

I am 40. we have recently found out that my son, aged ten, has only one very small testis which the doctor says does not give him any testosterone and he is going to need injections of testosterone all his life.
What is the possibility of a testis transplant, I would be prepared to give him one of mine.
Mon, 23 Nov 2015
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your concerns.
Nice of you for the great gesture a father can have for his son.
Since your son is just 10 years old it is impossible to predict whether he needs testosterone supplements or not.
What he needs is as follows:
MRI of the scrotum and abdominal wall to first fond the other so- called missing testis. It may be normal and pulling it down will help.
This will also tell the position of the one which you cee.
At puberty alone the sizes increase.
Go for tests of hormones to know the levels.
Testicular transplants are yet done.
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Is It Possible To Have Testes Transplant?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Read and understood your concerns. Nice of you for the great gesture a father can have for his son. Since your son is just 10 years old it is impossible to predict whether he needs testosterone supplements or not. What he needs is as follows: MRI of the scrotum and abdominal wall to first fond the other so- called missing testis. It may be normal and pulling it down will help. This will also tell the position of the one which you cee. At puberty alone the sizes increase. Go for tests of hormones to know the levels. Testicular transplants are yet done.