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Males in whom testes fail to descend to the scrotum are generally infertile. Why?

Scrotum has a protective function, they act like a climate control system for testes and allow formation and development of sperm in the testes.

Testes are very sensitive to temperature, if they do not descend into the scrotum prior to adolescence, they will stop producing sperms. This leads to inhibition of gametogenesis and hence causes infertility.


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