Teenager 16 year old says he has only 1 testicle, undescended?

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Hi, my 16 year old just told us he thinks he only has 1 testicle. He says he has a lump in his groin that moves a lot that has been there 6-8 months and he believes this could be it. I took him the doctors who said that can only happen in babies, and the moving lump will likely be a lynphnode and checked, on checking she confirmed she could only feel one testicle and the lump moves slightly more than a lymphnode and could well be his testicle and is sending him for a ultrasound and says then we can come up with a plan.

I’ve been worried sick since, I was never told ever he has undecended testicle as a baby, how could we miss this up to 16 years of age, he doesn’t know how long he’s know thinks it’s been 6-8 months but thought with puberty it would appear. Could it be possible 6-8 months ago it went into his groin?

I can’t find anything of his age on the internet does anyone have any advise please? Thanks so much

I would be taking him to a specialist, asap.

Hi OP, please try not to worry too much - I had this condition (cryptorchidism) myself many, many years ago. Neither of my testicles descended and it was corrected with minor surgery, first one when I was 9 years old and the second one when I was aged 11. All I can tell you is that everything works correctly and it has never caused me any problems in adulthood. Granted, I was younger than your son when I had the operations and I must stress that I am not a medical professional, but I would expect that a genito/urinary specialist could advise and rectify this. Good luck and best wishes.

If he is growing and well into puberty than his testicals would be producing enough FSH and testosterone. Have they said his testical they can tell is smaller than normal or his development is not at where it should be such as poor muscle growth or lacking body hair, another one to spot a problem is lack of wet dreams or waking up with an erection. Haven't been through an undecended testical but my sons 13&15 get a lot of pain and have had torsions before and my 20 year old had Klinefelter Syndrome xx