Scrotal skin temperature and intratesticular temperature of normal men, men with various gonadal pathologies, and boys with cryptorchidism from the literature compared to data from our study (data from left testes, shown as mean (SD)).
| Reference | n |
Temperature (°C), left side | Patient characteristics | Methods | |
| Zorgniotti, McLeod 197329 | 35 | 33.6 (0.6) | nl | Water bath thermometer | |
| 50 | 34.2 (0.5) | VC | |||
| Kurz, Goldstein 198619 | 30 | 31.4 (1.8) | OB/VC/ | Thermistor (intratesticular) | |
| 30 | 32.2 (1.8) | SCO | surface thermometer (paired data) | ||
| Mieusset,et al 198942 | 64 | 34.6 (0.5) | nl | Mercury thermometer | |
| Lerchl,et al 199324 | 6 | 34.6 (0.7) | nl | Thermoport, 24 hour profile, | |
| 48 | 35.6 (0.7) | VC | 1 minute intervals | ||
| Mieusset,et al 199323 | 28 | 33.2 (1.2) | DT | Thermoprobe, intraoperatively | |
| 28 | 34.4 (0.9) | CT | (paired data, children) | ||
| Munkelwitz, Gilbert 199812 | 51 | 33.8 (0.8) | subfertile | Electronic digital thermometer | |
| 46 | 33.6 (1.1) | (boxer shortsv brief style underwear) | |||
| This study (n = 48) | |||||
| neonates | 14 | 35.7 (0.4) | nl/C | Thermoport, 24 hour profile, | |
| 36.4 (0.2) | nl/P | 30 second intervals | |||
| 34.9 (0.6) | nl/C | (cotton nappiesv disposable plastic lined nappies, paired data) | |||
| 36.0 (0.4) | nl/P | ||||
| infants | 22 | 34.7 (0.5) | nl/C | ||
| toddlers | 12 | 35.7 (0.4) | nl/P | ||
nl = normal probands, VC = varicocele (left testis), OB = obstruction of vas deferens, SCO = Sertoli-cell-only syndrome, CT = cryptorchid testis, DT = descended testis, C = cotton nappies, P = disposable plastic lined napkins.