Do you know how to check for testicular cancer?
Here's a quick guide.
Testicular cancer is a malignant but treatable form of cancer. The key is early diagnosis of any symptoms, so make sure that you’re checking your balls once a month.
Here’s a quick guide on how to do it.
Feel your balls
Examine each testicle gently with both hands by rolling the testicle between the thumb and forefingers.
This is easiest done after a shower when your body is relaxed.
Feeling your balls doesn’t have to a be a long process – it should just take a couple of minutes.
Cup one of your testicles in the palm of your hand and then begin to roll around.
Know what normal feels like
Find the epididymis – this is the soft tube-like structures behind the testicle that collects and carries sperm.
Once you’re familiar with this structure – and what it feels like when you’re examining your balls – you won’t mistake it for an abnormal mass.
Remember, it’s normal for one testicle to be a bit larger than the other.
Understanding what your balls normally feel like makes it easier to identify anything that is out of the ordinary.
Feel for lumps or bumps
When you’re feeling your balls, what you’re looking for are any lumps or irregularities.
They may be completely painless.
This is why checking your balls regularly is important – you’re looking for anything that feels different to normal.
Talk to a professional
If you find a lump or irregularity on your balls, talk to your doctor or a health professional.
It may be nothing, so it’s good to know that everything is okay and there’s nothing to worry about.
If there is a lump or irregularity that may cause you some problems, the quicker that you can get onto it then the easier it will be to treat and make sure that you’re good to go.
The After Dark edition
If you want to get a closer look at what a big pair of healthy testicles look like on a man, check out the After Dark edition.
