This
study was conducted to understand the role of androgens (testosterone,
dihydrotestosterone, and dehydroepiandrosterone) in addition to estrogen and
their effect on the growth of the male reproductive organs and the relationship
of these hormones, in the event of their decrease or increase, to deformities
of the male reproductive system organs during fetal development or after birth.
The study included 45 male children aged from 6 months to 12 years from Mosul
city. They were divided into three groups. The first group included 15 children
who did not suffer from this type of deformity and had no family history of
this defect. They were used as a control group. The other group included 15
children who suffered from cryptorchidism and 15 children who suffered from
hypospadias.
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