Many men love sports, usually we will not only exercise regularly, running, or go to the gym, are to protect the body, for a healthy body. Testicle is a very important body organ for every male friend. Orchitis and testicular atrophy need to be treated. So, are your testicles healthy? As a man, how should we check ourselves?
How to self-check testicular health
1. Once testicular abnormalities are found, urologists should be consulted in time to avoid delays in diagnosis and treatment.
2. Even if self-examination of the testicles does not reveal any abnormalities, regular physical examination and cancer screening should not be abandoned. Because experienced doctors are very helpful in early detection of tumors.
3. It is necessary for every man to have testicular self-examination, especially for patients with cryptorchidism or those who have had cryptorchidism and have been corrected by surgery.
4. It’s not hard to do a testicular self-exam. The key is to master the correct inspection methods and insist on regular inspection, usually every 4-6 weeks.
5. The examination is best done during or after a sitz bath, because a hot bath can loosen the scrotal skin. The specific method is to take the standing position. Let the scrotum droop naturally; support the scrotum with the palm of the hand, observe and feel its size and weight. Then, using the thumb, forefinger, and middle finger, gently roll the testicles. Check its size, whether the surface is smooth, whether there is a lump, and pay attention to whether there is a difference between the left and right testicles.
How to judge testicular health
Self-judgment of whether the testicles are generally normal is mainly through palpation. When the examination should take the standing position, the indoor temperature should be appropriate, not too cold, otherwise because of the contraction of the scrotum and cremaster muscle, the testicle will be lifted, not easy to touch clearly.
First, pay attention to the shape. It is normally ovoid and has a small protuberance above and behind the testes, where the epididymis is located, which is connected to the vas deferens. The surface is flat and smooth, with a greasy feeling, and it is easy to slip out of the hand after being held in the hand. The texture is moderately hard and tough, with mild pain and soreness when squeezed slightly. The testicles on both sides are not necessarily the same size, but the difference is not great.
When touching, attention should also be paid to whether there is one in each scrotum on both sides, whether there is cryptorchidism or polyorchidism (polyorchidism is extremely rare); whether there is hydrocele, sometimes the hydrocele is mistaken for an extra testicle. Every encounter afore-mentioned circumstances also should ask a doctor to examine, oneself do not draw a conclusion easily.
Can be measured by the comparison method. Squeeze the testicles under the scrotum with your hands to show the outline of the testicles, and then cut or knead them into oval pieces about the same size as your testicles with potatoes, radishes or plasticine. First, a graduated cylinder is filled with a certain amount of water, then a small piece is immersed in the water, and the volume of the rising water surface is the volume of the testicles. At present, some hospitals also have a ready-made testicular measuring device for measuring testicular volume, which is a hard testicular object of different sizes, numbered from 1 to 25 according to its size. The measuring device of different sizes is selected to compare with the testicle, and the one with similar volume is the testicular volume.
What is the standard of male testicles? If you find that the surface of the testicle is rough and uneven, or the texture is too hard, too soft, or there is local induration, or the tenderness of the whole testicle is obvious, or there is obvious tenderness in the induration site, or touch and pressure feeling is very slight, or even numbness, it is an abnormal phenomenon, you should see a doctor.
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