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However, fertility potency after orchidopexy may be adversely affected and assisted reproduction techniques will be required for infertile patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To compare the reproductive outcomes between unilateral and bilateral orchidopexy groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary hospital, including a total of 99 infertile men who underwent orchidopexy to treat cryptorchidism and subsequently underwent their first IVF\/ICSI-ET cycle. Men were grouped according to the laterality of their cryptorchidism and orchidopexy surgeries they received. Fertilization rate and live birth rate were chosen as parameters for evaluating outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The sperm concentration and viability were significantly higher in unilateral orchidopexy group than in bilateral orchidopexy group (28.09 \u00b1 27.99 vs 7.99 \u00b1 14.68, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=0.001; 33.34 \u00b1 22.52 vs 11.95 \u00b1 17.85, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=0.001). Unilateral orchidopexy group showed lower demand for ICSI (66.07% vs 95.35%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&amp;lt;0.001). Interestingly, both groups exhibited similar rates of fertilization, clinical pregnancy, live birth and birth defect. Boy birth ratio was lower in bilateral orchidopexy group as compared to unilateral orchidopexy group (27.27% vs 58.62%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>=0.026).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>A history of bilateral orchidopexy surgery correlates with a worsened sperm parameter and a higher demand for ICSI as compared to patients with history of unilateral orchidopexy. 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