Cryptorchidism\'s prevalence in newborn boys in Gorgan Dizyani\'s Hospital

• Published in: Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ʻUlūm-i Pizishkī-i Gurgān Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 21 - 27
• Main Authors: Tajari HR (MD), Golalipour MJ (PhD), Vakili MA (MSc), Okhovat Sh (MD)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 01-05-1999
• Subjects: Cryptorchidism; Newborn; Parity; Race; Weight
• ISSN: 1562-4765; 2008-4080

Cryptorchidism means undersecending testes, it is one of the most disorder in boy’s urogenital system. The aim of this research is to study the cryptorchidism prevalency in newborn boys in Gorgan. This research is a descriptive and cross-sectional study and the population under examination are those newborn boys that are given birth in Dizyani Hospital during 1377. 2318 newborn boys examined by standard physical method and the relation between this disorder and the following parameters has been the main concerns of this study, these are as follow: Either bilateral or unilateral cryptorchidism, mother’s age, parity, birth weight, maturating as birth, and race. The results of this study show, that from 2318 newborn boys 89 infant (3.8%) have cryptorchidism at birth. From those latter figures 2.3% are unilateral and 1.5% are bilateral. Our result indicate that there is a significant correlation between cryptorchidism gestational age (P<0.0001) and birth weight (P<0.0001) but there is no relation between cryptorchidism with mother age and parity. The present research also indicate that cryptorchidism prevalency in under-weight newborn and premature infant is considerably increased. The conclusion of our study indicate that cryptorchidism prevalency has got no significant differences from previous investigations.