How young men can avoid testicular disease

　　The testicles will expand with heat and contract with cold, so the best time to check is after a hot water bath, when the scrotum is relaxed and easiest to feel. During the examination, use the thumb and index finger of one hand to hold one testicle up to the bottom of the scrotum and fix it subcutaneously. Use the thumb and index finger of the other hand to touch its size, elasticity and surface. Normal testicles are firm and elastic but not hard, just like the hardness of an earlobe, with a smooth surface. If the size, hardness and surface change, you must seek diagnosis and treatment from a urologist.
　　
　　USA cancer The research center once ran an advertisement for cancer prevention: “How can young people prevent cancer? boy Men touch their testicles every day, and girls touch their breasts every day!”
　　
　　Testicular cancer in young people male Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States, and its incidence rate is increasing year by year, often causing tragedies for young people. Therefore, you should touch yourself from time to time in order to detect it early and save lives. In addition, these two organs are outside the human body, and "touching" is convenient, so why not?
　　
　　Testicular cancer can occur in three different age groups: baby ,young people, elderly , but according to statistics, testicular cancer is increasing fastest among young people aged 15 to 34.
　　
　　The testicles are elastic and hard like earlobes
　　
　　The testicles will expand with heat and contract with cold, so the best time to check is after a hot water bath, when the scrotum is relaxed and easiest to feel. During the examination, use the thumb and index finger of one hand to hold one testicle up to the bottom of the scrotum and fix it subcutaneously. Use the thumb and index finger of the other hand to touch its size, elasticity and surface. Normal testicles are firm and elastic but not hard, just like the hardness of an earlobe, with a smooth surface. If the size, hardness and surface change, you must seek diagnosis and treatment from a urologist.
　　
　　Other organs in the scrotum must also be touched. The posterior edge around the testicles is the epididymis, where sperm is produced. Postpartum That is, it is temporarily stored here. The epididymis feels soft like a sponge and can cause pain when squeezed slightly. It rarely develops cancer, but it is one of the most commonly inflamed organs in men. When you get acute epididymitis, the entire scrotum will be red, swollen, hot and painful; chronic epididymitis will form a hard lump on the epididymis, which you can feel has nothing to do with the testicles.
　　
　　If the entire side of the scrotum is swollen, it is difficult to feel the testicles clearly. This can be divided into several situations: it may be water accumulation in the scrotum. At this time, if you hold a flashlight against the scrotum, you can see the light inside; if the contents are soft and not very light, it is most likely a hernia, that is, the intestines have fallen into the scrotum; If a mass is limited to the top of the left scrotum, it is likely to be a varicocele, which is a type of venous aneurysm. Another condition is that there is a large hard object in the scrotum, and the testicles or epididymis cannot be distinguished. It may be inflammation of the epididymis, testicular torsion or hematoma, and further examination is necessary.