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You Determine That Your 1-Year-Old Male Patient Has Cryptorchidism

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You determine that your 1-year-old male patient has cryptorchidism. Cryptorchidism is the term used to describe non-descent of the testes. Which of the following statements is correct in connection with this process?


A) Fertility is unaffected in males with undescended testes.
B) Hormone treatment is not effective to induce descent.
C) Leydig cell function is reduced in boys with undescended testes.
D) There is an increased rate of testicular malignant change in cryptorchidism.
E) Klinefelter's syndrome may be responsible for testicular non-descent.

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