Question 1

what can i do to prevent injury to my testicles?

Accepted Answer

Scrotal cup: Wear a cup when playing sports when you could be struck in the scrotum, i.e. When playing hockey, baseball, lacrosse, football etc.

Question 2

i have a retractile testicle in my left side 
do i need a surgery to prevent future problems ?
or its reccomended to go with other solutions ?

Accepted Answer

Undescended?: If you have an undescended testis, it should probably be removed to avoid cancer in the future. If it's simply high riding, nothing needs to be done. Ask your primary care doctor if it referral to a urologist is appropriate. Hope this helps!

Question 3

a hydrocoele on your testicle; does it prevent you from having a baby?

Accepted Answer

No: Hydrocele does not interfere with sperm production or it's delivery.

Question 4

what are the testicles' conditions that prevent you from joining the military?

Accepted Answer

Multiple: Absence of testes, absence of one testes, (undescended testes) abnormal size or shape. Abnormal massess. Presence of hernia is what the examiner is most interested in seeing.

Question 5

when i run my testicle & penis retract into my body a little but not all the way. why is this? can i prevent it?

Accepted Answer

Your question: I don't think it is anything abnormal. You don not need to worry about it. The cremaster muscles in the scrotum can contract while running and cause the testicles to retract.

Question 6

how badly do your testicles need to get hit to prevent childbirth?

Accepted Answer

No one answer: The answer is not how hard, but the damage done. I've seen cases where the injury was actually very mild, but hit an important blood supply just right or caused a testicle to twist (called torsion) and there was loss of function. On the other hand, i've seen some pretty swollen, bruised testicles with a lot of acute injury that went on to heal fine and remained functional.

Question 7

i lost my left testicle to cancer. my doctor has told me there is 3-5% chance of losing the other one to cancer. what can i do to prevent this?

Accepted Answer

Testicular self exam: Testicular self exam monthly is a good idea. Visit http://tcrc.Acor.Org/ for how to do this. 

A urologist evaluation once a year is good idea.

Question 8

is it bad to prevent sperm from exiting the penis? i mean when it will ejaculate? and does it cause a pain in testicles area ?

Accepted Answer

Why?: I'm not sure how you're preventing ejaculation, but don't! sperm is supposed to exit the penis. Keeping that from happening might cause testicular pain.

Question 9

testicle scarred high in scrotum after hydrocelectomy. lower1/3 scrotum empty. if i have surgery to redress, then how to prevent same scarring mishap?

Accepted Answer

Hydrocele/testicle: if scar tissue leaves testicle riding high, no problem unless trapped in inguinal canal. Might need urology to correct.

Question 10

i lost 1 testicle to testicular torsion do i have less testosterone now? i couldve easily prevented this by going to the doctor or looking it up properly because i tried but didnt really read the websites properly are there more people like me )?

Accepted Answer

: First, it's not your fault. Delayed surgery was not necessarily why your testicle could not be saved:  some cases of complete torsion result in testicle loss even if treated very promptly. In reply to the main question, your testosterone levels undoubtedly are normal now and will remain so for your entire life. One testicle provides normal hormone levels. Your fertility also will not be affected.

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What can i do to prevent injury to my testicles?

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I have a retractile testicle in my left side do i need a surgery to prevent future problems ? or its reccomended to go with other solutions ?

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A hydrocoele on your testicle; does it prevent you from having a baby?

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What are the testicles' conditions that prevent you from joining the military?

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When i run my testicle & penis retract into my body a little but not all the way. why is this? can i prevent it?

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How badly do your testicles need to get hit to prevent childbirth?

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I lost my left testicle to cancer. my doctor has told me there is 3-5% chance of losing the other one to cancer. what can i do to prevent this?

A member asked:

Is it bad to prevent sperm from exiting the penis? i mean when it will ejaculate? and does it cause a pain in testicles area ?

A member asked:

Testicle scarred high in scrotum after hydrocelectomy. lower1/3 scrotum empty. if i have surgery to redress, then how to prevent same scarring mishap?

A member asked:

I lost 1 testicle to testicular torsion do i have less testosterone now? i couldve easily prevented this by going to the doctor or looking it up properly because i tried but didnt really read the websites properly are there more people like me )?

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