Self Testicular Exams

OK, I know all you ladies out there know about self breast exams (or should.) What I want to know is how many guys do a Self testicular Exam? Like the Self-breast Exam, it should be done at least once a month, and is easiest either during or after a hot shower. This is important because usually, if you do the STE, you may find any anomalies that should be brought to a doctor's attention. Testicular cancer is 100% curable if detected early.

Below is a link about testicular cancer and the STE:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testicular_cancer

you can have your SO or 'play doc" do the exam too.

Thank you Draconus Rex for raising this issue.

As a responsible playdoc I carry out Well Woman and Well Man Examinations. I also teach the techniques which I have taken the trouble to learn.

I am however shocked in that 8 out of 10 women do not regularly self examine their breasts, much less their vulval region (and this includes an RN sister)and I have yet to find a man who examines his testicles, much less his breast area.

Just why this should be is a complete mystery. Not only is it a free of charge check but surely its a pleasurable interlude!

C'mon ladies and gentlemen - get feeling those secret places before a surgeon does it for you!

I wholeheartedly agree with BigK. Testicular self-examination can save lives -- like yours! And breast cancer can strike males just as it does women. If you are reluctant to touch yourself, get your partner to do it for you. What could be more fun -- for both of you?

This is a very good issue to bring up. My testes are never neglected by me. I examine them daily as I try to relive the experience of having a doctor examine them. In my opinion, a good exam should leave them a little sore.

Don't stop because your past 50. A friend of mine noticed a lump and it was cancer. He was 67. It is rare but it does happen according to his DR. He was lucky it was cought in time.

Absolutely. I've been doing them on a regular basis since my early teens.

Every doc should be teaching this to their young male patients

I agree with JHenson age should not matter. I am 55 and was taught this years ago. I check myself at least once a week after a shower. The importance of this is to high to ignore.

I think that any of us who are "PlayDoctors" should insist on their Male Patients performing this function regardless of age.

we need to get the point across!.

I have had Guys of all ages from 16 - 65 very embarrassed at having to do this and so many who have never checked themselves or had anyone do it either and are totally clueless at what to do.

I think here in the UK, the number of Guys who have EVER had a Doctor check their Balls after the School Doctor, let alone themselves must be a miniscule percentage.

If they dont mention it, very few would consider a self check I wouls suppose.

Im in my mid 50's and remember the School Doctor asking if I pulled the skin back when bathing but never once was I or any of my medfet contacts for that matter, ever asked about Testicle checking.

Come on all you Male Patients, Doctors and Nurses, Its important,good fun and hopefully both educational and dammed erotic for both Patient and Doctor.

doctorprg

Same here doctorprg, never had any exam or instruction, although plenty of opportunity during exams when checking for hernia as I was totally exposed then. Never had my foreskin retracted either.

No question - should be a standard routine for all males. Having detected prostate cancer early and been cured, I have been extra careful.

I do mine every month.

I once found a small nodule on one of my testicles when doing this kind of self test - not that I do it with any regularity. I went to the doctor and she had a hard time finding the nodule. Finally she did locate it and sent me for an ultrasound.

It turned out to be a lesion caused by some kind of minor trauma ...

Since then I do take care to check myself out ...

However never ever can I recall a physician checking me out. Only the one time when I specifically came in with the complaint myself and the subsequent ultrasound.

Doing a self exam saved my life. I found one of my testicles had gotten hard and after a month of weirdness I finally went to the doctor and it was cancer. Self-exam saved my life between anual exams by a real doctor.

I am VERY familiar with my testicles, particularly after having a bit of a scare in 1997. I found a small lump on my left testicle which turned out to be a spermatocele. Now I check them quite regularly. I have a hydrocele on my right side, which I am going to ask my urologist to run an ultrasound on. I want to know for sure. I do know that I will be checked by a pro at least once a year when I see her. Yes, I have a female urologist, and she is tops.

I check my testicles about once a week. It's important to carry out the check regularly so that any change can be more easily detected.

If you have a partner then examine each others testicles and breasts.

I check mines regularly.

The hubby recently had a scare. I usually do a quick check for him while we are doing forplay, but he found this one on his own. Thank goodness it turned out to be a cyst, extremely painful and needs to be removed, but not cancer. Thank God!!!!

I like what everyone posted here and I check mine daily. I am always playing with myself anyway, so why not devote some extra attention to my own testicles after a warm shower. I like the way it feels rolling each testicle between my fingers and thumb with some pressure and feeling tenderness of the the epididymis. Reminds me of a great song by Otis Redding, you know, "Try A Little Tenderness". I love exam doc's comment, "in my opinion, a good exam should leave them a little sore" :😃

I have to admit that I am not good about doing regular STE's, but my wife checks them regularly and thoroughly! There may not be any physical stimulstion I enjoy more than her fondling the boys. Oh yeah, there is one thing...

I check mines regularly.

I check myself out every once-in-a-while. I'm moving past the age where testicular cancer is most common but still better safe than sorry.

I must admit that while I regularly play with my balls, I don't examine and check my balls very regularly. I know I should, I just don't think about it often. During my last physical, just as my doctor was starting to examine my genitals he started by asking me if I did self testicular exams. He explained that just like women need to do self breast exams, men need to do self testicular exams.

I don't do regular testicular exams, but I am pretty sure I would notice a lump when I shower.

I have been told that I should do a self exam of my testicals but am not sure what I am feeling for. I can feel what I think are the normal things and I guess if I ever feel anything different I should call my doctor?

Between my Korean masseuses and my play partners, someone's often got that base covered.

And of course I fondle them while I jack off. Sometimes I do feel something like a protrusion emanating from one of them while jacking off, which seems to go away afterward. And then I would mention it to my doctor during my ensuing physical. And then she would check them, and ask me if i felt anything abnormal then.

I have been told that I should do a self exam of my testicals but am not sure what I am feeling for. I can feel what I think are the normal things and I guess if I ever feel anything different I should call my doctor?

You're looking for firm lumps that come up. If you find them don't panic, most are hydroceles or spermatoceles but do have them checked out.

Soft masses that feel like worms are likely varicoceles.

I do regular self exams of my testicles. The best is doing it while having a bath. Alternatively I also do it under the shower.

On top of this my wife and I do nearly monthly exams on eachother. This means she does a verry detailled testicular exam on me.

Of course I also go yearly to my urologist for a checkup which includes despite the palpation also testicular ultrasound.

So I hope I would detect any abnormalities early enough.

I regularly check my testicles and I'm fortunate to have my wife also check my testicles monthly.

I think it's great if we all do self checks. That way, abnormalities can be caught early on and dealt with accordingly before conditions worsen. And especially if your doctor does not do a check during your physical.

But i also think every once in a while, a check should be performed by a medical professional, in case they detect something that you missed or didn't realize could be a potential problem. Especially if you're having a physical anyway. It's not like it would take a considerable amount of time to do.