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By Mayo Clinic staffNo special preparation is necessary to do a testicular exam. The American Cancer Society recommends doing a monthly testicular exam if you have certain risk factors for testicular cancer, such as an undescended testicle, certain congenital abnormalities, previous testicular cancer or a family history of testicular cancer. Some doctors, however, recommend that all men do a monthly testicular self-exam beginning anytime after puberty — preferably at about the same time every month.
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- How to do a testicular self-examination. The Testicular Cancer Resource Center. http://tcrc.acor.org/tcexam.html. Accessed June 17, 2009.
- Testicular cancer: Questions and answers. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/sites-types/testicular. Accessed June 17, 2009.
- Do I have testicular cancer? American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_2_3X_Do_I_Have_Testicular_Cancer.asp. Accessed July 16, 2009.
- Shaw J. Diagnosis and treatment of testicular cancer. American Family Physician. 2008;77:469.
- Screening for testicular cancer: Recommendation statement. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/testicular/testiculrs.pdf. Accessed July 16, 2009.
