Three Injections of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Are as Effective as Ten Injections in the Treatment of Cryptorchidism
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- cryptorchidism
- Published by S. Karger AG in Hormone Research
- Vol. 30 (4-5) , 193-197
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000181059
Abstract
Two schedules of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration were compared in a study of 332 boys (473 testes) aged 1–13 years with cryptorchidism. One group of patients received 10 hCG injections according to the International Health Foundation (IHF) schedule while the other group received 3 hCG injections at intervals of 7–10 days (1–3 years = 3 × 1,000 IU; 3–6 years = 3 × 1,500 IU; 6–10 years = 3 × 3,000 IU; 10–13 years = 3 × 5,000 IU hCG). Results from both schedules were comparable during the first and also during a second treatment period at the age of 1–3 and 3–6 years; between 6 and 13 years of age the IHF schedule was more successful.Keywords
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