A systematic review and meta-analysis found that ultrasound had a high diagnostic accuracy for testicular torsion, with colour Doppler sonography achieved a sensitivity of 95.3% and a specificity of ...

Testicular cancer occurs when cancer cells develop in one, or sometimes both, of the testicles. The testicles are a gland that produces sperm and testosterone. Performing regular testicular self-exams ...

Like many men’s health issues, testicular cancer long languished outside of the minds of men across the world. Then, in 1996, the condition was lifted into a more prominent place of awareness on the ...

There’s no standard medical screening test for testicular cancer. But regular self-exams can help you catch it in an early stage, increasing your likelihood of a positive outcome. Testicular cancer is ...

Healthcare professionals do not know whether testicular cancer screening is particularly useful. For this reason, there are no screening guidelines for this condition. The same is true of testicular ...

Doctors also refer to a swollen testicle as testicular enlargement. It occurs when the scrotum (the sac surrounding the testicles) grows abnormally large. Testicular swelling occurs when fluid starts ...

According to the American Cancer Society, about one in 250 men will develop testicular cancer in their life and the chance of dying of the disease is 1 in 5,000. Johns Hopkins Medicine says that there ...

A single-center study from Wuhan in China presents ultrasound imaging evidence supporting the notion that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause infection of the ...

Testicular cancer is highly curable, with cure rates over 90%, and early detection is crucial for successful treatment. Common treatments include orchiectomy, with chemotherapy or radiation for ...

Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to say the patient had surgery to move a testicle or otherwise repair testicular torsion. An earlier version said the patient had surgery to remove a ...