Monorchism
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Monorchism (also monorchidism) is the state of having only one testicle within the scrotum.
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Causes
This can be due to:
- One testicle not descending into the scrotum during normal embryonic or fetal development (3–4% of 'normal' live births), also known as undescended testis or cryptorchidism. In this case the testis is within the abdominal cavity, somewhere along the normal route of descent – most commonly, within the inguinal canal. Such a testis has an increased risk of malignancy.
- One testicle may disappear during development (the so-called vanishing testis) due to some intrauterine insult. This is thought to be most likely vascular, such as testicular torsion.
- One testicle may have been surgically removed through orchiectomy.
- One testicle may be injured.
Notable cases
Due to testicular cancer
- Lance Armstrong, American bicyclist.[1]
- Frank Church, late U.S. Senator and a presidential aspirant in 1976. His monorchism was revealed publicly during the 1976 presidential campaign.[2]
- Tom Green, Canadian comedian-actor.[3]
- Mark Latham, former Australian politician.[4]
- Geoff Horsfield, English footballer.[5]
- Nenê, Brazilian basketball player.[6]
- Kevin Curtis, American football player.[7]
- Bobby Moore, English footballer and World Cup winner.[8]
Due to injury
- Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain.[9]
- Troy Bayliss, world superbike champion in 2001, 2006 and 2008. In 2007 he lost a testicle during a race at Donington Park.[10]
- Brian Foster, American mixed martial artist.[11]
- Mikey D, American rapper and former D1 NCAA Football recruit lost a testicle in a Katana mishap in 2014.
Due to cryptorchidism
- Bruce Lee, American-Chinese actor and martial arts instructor.[12]
- Mao Zedong, known as Chairman Mao, Chinese revolutionary.[13]
Monorchism in nonhuman animals
Although extremely rare, monorchism has been observed to be characteristic of some animal species, notably in beetles.[14]
Terminology
An individual having monorchism can be referred to as monorchid.
See also
References
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