SEX AND HEALTH: SOME THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG FOR MEN-ONE TESTICLE INSTEAD OF TWO AND HYDROCELE
Posted on 2009 under Men's Health-Erectile Dysfunction | No CommentOften a man who has two perfectly normal testes will appear to have only one. The other one will simply have popped into the canal above the scrotum and can be popped back down again just as easily. If a man has never had a testis down on one side he needs medical advice because experience shows that cancer is commoner in an undescended testis than in one which is down in the scrotum. If you can’t feel two testes in your baby boy it is probably best to get an opinion from your doctor or baby clinic, but most doctors do not worry about an undescended testis much before the age of four or five.
Hydrocele-This is a fluid-filled swelling around the testis and epididymis. It can be present at birth but is much more commonly found in older men. A torch held behind the mass makes it glow red and a doctor can drain it with a special needle or operate to cure it permanently. It rarely causes any sexual problems – other than discomfort during intercourse because of its size.
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