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Parents of children with monorchidism are invited by clinicians to let their child decide if they want testicular prostheses after reaching puberty. Unfortunately, however, teenagers make this decision after experiencing shame, frustration, and embarrassment due to the appearance of the genitals. Understanding these emotional aspects can be a way to increase surgical compliance, the aesthetic effect of the implant, and the emotional, sexual, and bodily satisfaction of the child.
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Longhi, E.V., Franceschelli, A. (2019). Monorchidism, Anorchidism, and Testicular Prosthesis in Children and Adolescents. In: Psychosexual Counseling in Andrological Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99646-2_13
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