TESTICULAR SELF-EXAMINATION AND TESTICULAR CANCER.pdf

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1. TESTICULAR
SELF-
EXAMINATION
By
Martin thomas
4
th
year bsc nursing
Vidya Vikas college of nursing , Mysore

2. OBJECTIVES
▪INTRODUCTION
▪DEFINITION
▪STRUCTURE OF TESTICLES
▪TESTICULAR CANCER
▪RISK FACTORS
▪SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

3. ▪ADVANTAGES OFTESTICULARSELF-
EXAMINATION
▪BESTTIMEFORTSE
▪STEPS OF TESTICULAR SELF-
EXAMINATION

4. INTRODUCTION
Atesticularexamisacheckofthelookandfeel
ofyourtesticles,toseeiftheremaybeany
problems.Youoryourdoctorcandoit.The
testiclesarepartofaman'ssexorgans.They're
inapouchcalledthescrotum,locatedbehind
andbelowthepenis.Theymakespermandthe
malehormonetestosterone.

5. DEFINITION
Atesticularself-examinationisaninspectionof
theappearanceandfeelthetesticles

6. STRUCTURE OF TESTICLES

7. TESTICULAR CANCER
Testicularcanceriscancerthatdevelopinthe
testicles,apartofmalereproductivesystem

8. TESTICULAR CANCER

9. RISK FACTORS
▪Family history of testicular tumour
▪History of an undescended testicles or a late
descending testicle
▪History of mumps and later shrinking of the
testicles
▪Injury to scrotum
▪Ethnicity :-more common in white man

10. ▪Early onset of puberty and body size
▪Cannabis use
▪Age :-13 to 35
▪Being tall

11. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
▪Small painless lump in testicle.
▪Feeling of heaviness in the testicles.
▪Enlarging male breasts (Gynaecomastia) or
breast tenderness
▪Enlargement of testicles
▪Lower back pain

12. ADVANTAGES OF TESTICULAR
SELF-EXAMINATION
▪Helpyoulearnhowyourtesticlesnormally
lookandfeel.
▪Tohelpdetecttesticularcancerintheearly
stages

13. BEST TIME FOR TSE
ThebestTimetoselfexamisafterawarmbath
orshowerwhenthescrotalskinisrelaxed

14. STEPS OF TESTICULAR SELF-
EXAMINATION

15. STEP 1
Examine each
testicle gently
with both
hands by
rolling the
testicle
between the
thumb and
forefingers.

16. STEP 2
Find the
epididymis, the
soft tube-like
structures behind
the testicle that
collects and
carries sperm.
If you are familiar
with this
structure, you
won't
mistake it for an
abnormal

17. STEP 3
Look for any
lumps or
irregularities.
Remember
that lumps or
bumps may
also present
themselves as
painless.

18. STEP 4
Look for any
changes in
size, shape, or
texture.
Remember it's
normal for
one testicle to
be slightly
larger.