- Men 'should get into the habit of checking their testicles once a month'
- Lumps can be cysts. These can be felt separately from the testicle
- A hard lump on front or side of a testicle can be a sign of testicular cancer
- Sudden pain is a sign of testicular torsion, requiring emergency surgery
The shape and consistency of soft-boiled eggs, with one usually larger and lower than the other — a man’s testicles should be familiar territory to him.
‘Get used to checking them once a month, preferably after a shower to relax the skin surrounding them’, says Phil Morris, a former soldier and a testicular cancer survivor who set up the website checkemlads.com
It’s a focus that young men especially find uncomfortable. ‘Cervical screening means women get used to embarrassing examinations — men don’t,’ says Steve Robertson, Professor of Men, Gender & Health at Leeds Beckett University. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3053317/How-crown-jewels-safe-things-look-check-month.html
