1. Testicular health examination
To know whether your testicles are normal, you must first understand the normal size of testicles at different ages. /kloc-the testicles of infants born before 0/2 years old are in a relatively static development period, generally 1 ~ 4 ml. After 12 years old, the testicular volume increases rapidly after entering puberty. By the age of 18, 60 ~ 70% of men have reached 16.5 ml or more. The testicular volume of adults is 16 ~ 25ml, with an average of 19.8ml, which is slightly smaller than that of whites and blacks. After the age of 60, men enter the stage of sexual aging, and the testicular volume gradually shrinks. After 70 years old, most of the testis has shrunk to below 16 ml. According to the above normal values, as long as you measure your testicular size and compare it, you can initially know whether your testicular size is normal. Of course, when measuring, we should also feel whether the testicular surface is smooth, whether the hardness is moderate, and whether there is tenderness.
There are two ways to measure the volume of testicles: one is to compare testicles with wooden testicles of different volumes. The other is to measure the length of longitudinal axis, transverse axis and sagittal diameter of testis with calipers and calculate the volume of testis. When measuring testicular volume, we should pay attention to squeezing the testis under the scrotum with thumb and middle finger to make the outline of testicular volume clearly exposed, and then make a comparative measurement after excluding epididymis. Normal testis is an elastic entity. Seminiferous tubules occupy most of the space in testis. If the seminiferous tubule is hypoplastic, it will cause small testis, such as congenital seminiferous tubule hypoplasia syndrome, acquired testicular atrophy caused by various inflammations, injuries, radiation, poisons and varicocele. Testicular hydrocele, seminal cyst and testicular tumor can all cause testicular swelling.
There is an extremely simple way to measure the volume of testicles by yourself: squeeze the testicles under the scrotum by hand to reveal the volume outline of the testicles, then find a plastic object, such as apples, pears, radishes, sweet potatoes, and flour dough, cut it into the same size as your testicles, and then measure the volume of this plastic object by drainage. The easiest way is to put half a glass of water in the teacup and make a mark on the horizontal surface. Put the plastic into the water, the water level rises, and pump out the rising water with a syringe. The number of milliliters marked on the syringe is the testicular volume (see figure). The results showed that adult testes with a volume less than 10 ml were small testes, and those with a volume greater than 25 ml were large testes. Neither of them is normal.
If the volume of adult testis is less than 10 ml, it means that there is something wrong with the testis, and the function of this testis has mostly decreased. Patients can have two kinds of conditions: ① Testicular sperm dysfunction, sperm count is often less than100000 /ml (oligozoospermia) or azoospermia (azoospermia), and the patient's fertility is extremely low or has been lost. ② The endocrine function of testis is impaired, and the level of testosterone in blood is very low, which makes the secondary sexual characteristics of men stunted, such as beard, pubic hair and armpit hair, and the pronunciation is childish. In severe cases, there may be feminization (such as breast development, delicate skin and increased subcutaneous fat). ), while some patients have low sexual desire and sexual function.
2. Testicular health care methods
1, keeping the testicles clean is the most important thing for men. Many men have poor hygiene habits and do not pay attention to the cleanliness of private parts, which is easy to cause bacterial infection and inflammation, especially men with masturbation habits. They wash women's private parts with warm water every time, and often keep them dry.
2, men like to stimulate intense exercise, but some sports will hurt the health of the testicles, such as riding a bicycle, so men should pay attention to exercise and stay away from the damage to the testicles.
3, you can massage the testicles before going to bed, which can relieve the pressure on the testicles and increase the blood circulation of the testicles. Long-term use has a good health care effect.
4, eat more miscellaneous grains and vegetables in the diet, and there are many varieties. Coarse grains contain more kinds of nutrients and vegetables contain more vitamins. Don't trust or take all kinds of aphrodisiac drugs.