The men's guide to whether your embarrassing health problems are worth worrying about...
including the sign your testicle could fall off in six hours By Pat Hagan Published: 11:57, 4 July 2024 | Updated: 11:57, 4 July 2024 e-mail View comments They are the very vital part of the male anatomy which - at least when it comes to health checks - may not always get the attention they deserve. A 2019 survey of 2,000 men, by snack manufacturer KP Nuts and the men's health charity Movember, found almost one in four men owned up to fiddling with their testicles at least ten times a day. For some it was even more frequent, averaging around 50 times a day.
Yet the same poll also found 62 per cent had not had their testicles checked by a doctor in more than a decade. Testicles are prone to a wide range of medical ailments and injuries – some relatively benign, others potentially very serious Many also confessed that they never carried out do-it-yourself checks on themselves for suspicious lumps or bumps that might indicate a potential problem. This is despite the fact that around 2,500 men a year in the UK are diagnosed with testicular cancer, many in their 20s and 30s.
While 90 per cent or so survive for at least ten years if it is detected early, it still claims the lives of around one man a week in Britain. And it’s not just cancer – testicles are prone to a wide range of medical ailments and injuries, some relatively benign, others potentially very serious. Read our must-have gu.