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SMALL TESTIS / TESTES |
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congenital: |
under-development (may be partial or complete) |
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complete atrophy (usually unilateral): |
damage / blockage to spermatic artery: post-op (inguinal hernia, varicocoele, orchidopexy) untreated torsion |
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mumps epididymo-orchitis |
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partial atrophy (usually unilateral): |
long-standing varicocoele |
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partial atrophy (bilateral): |
oestrogen or cyproterone acetate treatment for prostatic carcinoma liver cirrhosis leprosy |
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