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Female Fetal Ligaments Aren't Hormonally Passive2026-04-05
In first-trimester human fetuses, caudal genital ligaments in both sexes express receptors for androgens, estrogens, and INSL3 — the "passive female default" model doesn't hold in humans
Receptivity of the Human Male and Female Fetal Caudal Genital Ligament to Gonadal Hormones cryptorchidism pediatric urology environmental exposure pregnancy genomics
In Cryptorchidism, the Support Cells Fail First2026-03-07
In a mouse cryptorchidism model, Sertoli and peritubular myoid cells show stress signals within 3 days — before germ cells begin dying
Somatic Cell Dysfunction Precedes Testicular Degeneration in a Surgical Model of Cryptorchidism cryptorchidism animal study pediatric urology spermatogenesis
When a Boy's Anatomy Needs Genetic Answers First2026-03-04
In 43 children with proximal hypospadias, every patient had severe ventral chordee and most had an underlying disorder of sex development requiring workup before surgery
In Which Cases of Proximal Hypospadias Detailed Investigations Are Necessary pediatric urology cryptorchidism surgical outcomes hypospadias
Undescended Testes Wreck Fertility in Several Ways2026-01-09
A review maps the biological pathways from undescended testes to infertility — temperature, hormones, oxidative stress, and autoimmunity
Cryptorchidism and Infertility: What Do We Know So Far? male infertility cryptorchidism
When the "Tumor" Was Just Misplaced Spleen2025-11-17
A 10-year-old's para-testicular "tumors" turned out to be ectopic splenic tissue — a rare anomaly that can prevent unnecessary surgery if recognized
An Unexpected Bond: Unraveling a Case of Spleno-Gonadal Fusion Anomaly Mistaken for Lymph Node and Testicular Tumor case report cryptorchidism pediatric urology testicular disease pathology