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    Testicular Examination and Testicular Self-Examination (TSE)

    Testicular Examination and Testicular Self-Examination (TSE)



    How To Prepare

    No special preparation is needed before a testicular examination by your doctor. But for comfort, you should empty your bladder ahead of time. You will be asked to undress and put on a hospital gown.

    Testicular self-examination (TSE) is painless and takes only a minute. It is best performed after a bath or shower, when the scrotal muscles are warm and relaxed.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference January 31, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology, Oncology


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