# Undescended Testicle and Fertility **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 15, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972 "2012-02-15T22:14:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972/1 "2012-02-15T22:14:13Z")
Not sure if MPSIMS is the right forum but this question doesn’t feel weighty enough for GQ. So my son had an undescended testicle. He had a orchiopexy and all went well. He seems to have recovered very well and indeed is moving (crawling) around a lot better. My question is this, will this procedure affect his fertility? Put another way, does he now have reduced odds of being able to reproduce? I’ve done some research online but I wouldn’t very much like the opinions/thoughts of fellow Dopers. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972/2 "2012-02-15T23:51:17Z")
You only need one testicle to make a baby. Uniballers have just an easy time making babies as we regular diploballers, and your baby’s closer to the second category than the first, so I wouldn’t worry. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972/3 "2012-02-16T00:32:43Z")
Medical questions go in IMHO; I’ll move this thither for you. ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972/4 "2012-02-16T01:36:16Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > You only need one testicle to make a baby. Uniballers have just an easy time making babies as we regular diploballers, and your baby’s closer to the second category than the first, so I wouldn’t worry. I concur. Nothing to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972/5 "2012-02-16T06:20:26Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Medical questions go in IMHO; I’ll move this thither for you. Thanks. And thank you guys for allaying my concerns. First time father and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Yaxche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8dc957/32.png) [@Yaxche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yaxche)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972/6 "2012-02-16T16:44:12Z")
I had the same done as a child, I’ve got two healthy boys now, just for the record. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972/7 "2012-02-17T02:49:07Z")
MrPanda had the same thing done and sired PandaKid. Your little boy will be fine 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undescended-testicle-and-fertility/612972/8 "2012-02-17T05:57:24Z")
As a paranoid first time Dad, I really appreciate the responses!