Medical history (history of the patient) represents an important component in the diagnosis of undescended testis.
Family history
- Is there a frequent occurrence of undescended testis in male children in your family?
Social history
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- Can you palpate a testicle in the testicular compartment, even intermittently? If not, then in other parts of the body (e.g., groin region; thigh)?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you smoke? If yes, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day?
Self history including medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (diabetes mellitus (diabetes)).
- Operations (eg, inguinal hernias (hernia) or hydrocele (hydrocele testis, water hernia; accumulation of fluid in the scrotum)).
- Allergies
- Environmental history (see below)
- Medication history
Environmental history
- Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
- Mono esters of phthalates Note: Phthalates belong to the endocrine disruptors (synonym: xenohormones), which even in the smallest amounts can damage health by altering the hormonal system.
- Persistent organochlorine compounds
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
