Afrotherians, such as elephants, are the only group of mammals that do not show testicular descent, but rather have testes positioned deep inside the abdomen. Credit: Pixabay Afrotherians, such as ...

Testis descent and temperature Descent of testes is surely connected with the fact that all mammals are “warm-blooded”, typically having high core body temperatures around 37 o C (98.6 o F). Going ...

The efficacy of LHRH in cryptorchidism is still debated. The aim of this study was to quantify testicular descent after LHRH therapy. Synthetic LHRH (Hoe 471) was given intranasally in a spray dose of ...

Complete descent of a testis occurs in two distinct stages. Both involve a ligament attached to the base of the testis, the gubernaculum (from the same Ancient Greek stem that gave us “governor”). In ...