Do your self-exam during or after a bath or shower, when the skin of the scrotum is relaxed. To do a testicular self-exam:
- Check one testicle at a time.
- Hold the testicle between your thumbs and fingers of both hands and roll it gently between your fingers.
- Feel for any hard lumps or smooth rounded bumps or any change in the size, shape, or consistency of your testes.
- Normal testicles contain blood vessels and tissue, as well as an epididymis, which feels like a small bump on the upper or middle outer side of the testis. Other noncancerous problems, such as hydroceles (collection of fluid in the scrotum) and varicoceles (dilated vein in the scrotum), can sometimes cause swellings or lumps around a testicle. It's easy to confuse these with cancer. If you have any doubts, see a doctor.
- If you check your testicles, you will learn what is normal for you and be able to tell when something is different. Always report any changes to a doctor right away.
Do your self-exam during or after a bath or shower, when the skin
of the scrotum is relaxed. To do a testicular self-exam: Check one
testicle at a time. Hold the testicle between your thumbs and
fingers of both hands and roll it gently...
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:Do your self-exam during or after a bath or shower, when the skin of the scrotum is relaxed. To do a testicular self-exam:
