Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed a model that will enable them to investigate, for the first time, how human testes develop in baby boys while they are in the womb. Until now it has been impossible to study testicular development during pregnancy in humans and this discovery will enable researchers to understand […]

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According to a recent study, risk of testicular cancer remains relatively high in Northern European populations and low in Asian and African populations. Similar trends by histology suggest common risk factors.
Researchers concuded testicular cancer incidence remained highest in Northern European populations (8.0-9.0 per 100,000) and lowest in Asian and African populations (<1 per 100,000). One […]

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Urologists know that clinical stage I testicular cancer is highly curable. The treatment options include adjuvant chemotherapy or surveillance for most patients, radiotherapy for seminoma, and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for selected patients with nonseminomatous germ cell tumors.
As every treatment comes with advantages and disadvantages, the patient must discuss with his doctor before to make […]

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A new study at School of Natural Sciences & Psychology, Liverpool, tested the interaction of self-efficacy with young men’s appraisals of the threat of testicular cancer.
Conclusions suggest that self-efficacy is an important factor in behaviors that facilitate the early-detection of various cancers. In general people with high self-efficacy are more likely to attend cancer screening […]

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A recent study reports a significant increase in the number of young boys and males with a mumps-related testicle condition called mumps orchitis. This disease causes one or both testicles to swell and can lead to fertility problems.
According to experts, the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine should be offered to all unvaccinated males aged 15-24, and they should […]

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In a paper published in the April issue of the urology journal BJUI, urologists at a leading Irish hospital have reported an alarming increase in the number of teenage boys and young men developing mumps orchitis.
They are urging colleagues to offer the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine to unvaccinated males in the 15-24 age group and educate them […]

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Treatment based on Cisplatin has significantly increased survival in patients with testicular cancer. Therefore, there has been enough interest to investigate the late toxic effects of chemotherapy which affect the quality of life of testicular cancer survivors.
According to experts, these toxic effects may either persist or present long after the end of chemotherapy and involve […]

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According to a study in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, researchers have found that non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a good diagnostic tool for the evaluation and staging of testicular cancer and may improve patient care by sparing some men unnecessary surgery,
Researchers concluded that medical imaging plays an important role […]

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A new study suggests that testosterone deficiency in young male cancer survivors often causes low energy levels and reduced quality of life, and these patients may benefit from testosterone replacement therapy.
About 15 percent of male cancer survivors experience testosterone deficiency, which is a late side effect of chemotherapy or radiation therapy. The young male cancer […]

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Previous studies have rarely investigated the inheritance of varicoceles and the potential transmission to first-degree relatives. A recent study at Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey, examined the first-degree relatives of men with known varicocele to reveal the familial risk for varicocele.
The study concluded that a significant increase in varicocele prevalence is present in the first-degree relatives […]

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