THE DEVELOPMENT AND DESCENT OF THE EPIDIDYMIS

The epididymis is one of two organs which during the process of develo pment in certain mammalian species descends from the dorsal abdominal wall into the scrotum. This phenomenon may or may not be accompanied b y the testis during the descent, and it requires androgens. Androgen d eficiency experimentally achieved induced cryptoepididymis. Both, expe rimentally with E2B induced as well as naturally occurring cryptoepidi dymis can be successfully treated with either HCG or LH-RH or a combin ation of both.