Both men and their female partners should familiarize themselves with the normal anatomical features of the
testicle. Many testicular tumors (and
breast cancer tumors BTW) are found by one's
sexual partner.
If a lump is found or if one
testicle is significantly harder than the other, you should visit a doctor immediately. The quicker you know, the better it will be for you in the long run.
My wife noticed the change in my
testicle first. I noticed later. My wife estimates she noticed the change about 6 months before I was diagnosed, but we didn't know anything about
testicular cancer. I was 19, and hardly on the lookout for
cancer. I eventually went to the
emergency room suffering
SEVERE pain in my abdomen: this was later determined to be caused by
metastasis displacing
nerves and
blood vessels near my spinal column. Don't wait that long: you may live through it, you don't want to ever experience
pain like I did.