Caporegime
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Firstly, dons, this isn't a medical thread as such, more a simple reminder. No advice should be sought from anyone but a qualified doctor.
1,800 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer in the UK every year but, contrary to what you might think, is more likely to develop in young to middle aged men (kinda obvious it was gonna be men, i guess, not like you see too many chicks weeping in a clinic, "i just heard the news, i've got cancer of the manbag!") so whilst you're sitting reading all this, have a fondle and make sure that you don't have any espionage baby-testicles growing inside that dangly, elbow-skin purse.
Equally though, if you feel like your balls are just way heavy (no, emptying them regularly doesn't make them lighter either), if you get a persistant dull achey feeling in your lower abdomen or any tender patches on your nuts, don't just write it off as too much exercise or lifting something heavy. Get it checked - your GP might look like he enjoys it a bit too much... well, yeah, he probably does so even more - be a man about it, suck up the pride and let him have a play with them. Even if he does start to go a bit gooey eyed... bad word, change it... if he does find anything down there to be concerned about, he'll know what to do. You gotta trust them, they know, we don't.
Most cases of testicular cancer, caught early enough, can be cured. Advances in testicular fondling medical machinery has come on leaps and bounds or something i guess but the earlier it's caught the better. Get to know your nuts - you've taken them on enough dates now go for second base!
Signs to watch out for:
* a lump in one testicle
* pain and tenderness in either testicle
* discharge or pus from the penis
* blood in the sperm at ejaculation
* a build-up of fluid inside the scrotum
* a heavy or dragging feeling in the groin or scrotum
* an enlargement of the breasts with or without tenderness
* an increase in size of a testicle (one testicle is normally larger then the other but the size and shape should remain more or less the same).
Check your testicles monthly in the following manner:
* do the self-examination lying in a warm bath or while having a long shower, as this softens the skin of the scrotum (skin sac that holds the testicles), which makes it easier to feel the testicles inside.
* examine the scrotum, looking for any lumps on the skin or swellings inside.
* cradle the whole scrotum and testicles in the palm of your hand and feel the difference between the testicles. One is almost always larger and lying lower. This is completely normal.
* examine each testicle in turn, and then compare them with each other. Use both hands and gently roll each testicle between thumb and forefinger.
* Check for any lumps or swellings as both testicles should be smooth except where the duct that carries sperm to the penis, the epididymis, runs. This lies along the top and back of the testicle and normally feels bumpy.
1,800 men are diagnosed with testicular cancer in the UK every year but, contrary to what you might think, is more likely to develop in young to middle aged men (kinda obvious it was gonna be men, i guess, not like you see too many chicks weeping in a clinic, "i just heard the news, i've got cancer of the manbag!") so whilst you're sitting reading all this, have a fondle and make sure that you don't have any espionage baby-testicles growing inside that dangly, elbow-skin purse.
Equally though, if you feel like your balls are just way heavy (no, emptying them regularly doesn't make them lighter either), if you get a persistant dull achey feeling in your lower abdomen or any tender patches on your nuts, don't just write it off as too much exercise or lifting something heavy. Get it checked - your GP might look like he enjoys it a bit too much... well, yeah, he probably does so even more - be a man about it, suck up the pride and let him have a play with them. Even if he does start to go a bit gooey eyed... bad word, change it... if he does find anything down there to be concerned about, he'll know what to do. You gotta trust them, they know, we don't.
Most cases of testicular cancer, caught early enough, can be cured. Advances in testicular fondling medical machinery has come on leaps and bounds or something i guess but the earlier it's caught the better. Get to know your nuts - you've taken them on enough dates now go for second base!
Signs to watch out for:
* a lump in one testicle
* pain and tenderness in either testicle
* discharge or pus from the penis
* blood in the sperm at ejaculation
* a build-up of fluid inside the scrotum
* a heavy or dragging feeling in the groin or scrotum
* an enlargement of the breasts with or without tenderness
* an increase in size of a testicle (one testicle is normally larger then the other but the size and shape should remain more or less the same).
Check your testicles monthly in the following manner:
* do the self-examination lying in a warm bath or while having a long shower, as this softens the skin of the scrotum (skin sac that holds the testicles), which makes it easier to feel the testicles inside.
* examine the scrotum, looking for any lumps on the skin or swellings inside.
* cradle the whole scrotum and testicles in the palm of your hand and feel the difference between the testicles. One is almost always larger and lying lower. This is completely normal.
* examine each testicle in turn, and then compare them with each other. Use both hands and gently roll each testicle between thumb and forefinger.
* Check for any lumps or swellings as both testicles should be smooth except where the duct that carries sperm to the penis, the epididymis, runs. This lies along the top and back of the testicle and normally feels bumpy.
