Testicular Self-Examination (TSE)
Current as of: December 19, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS – Urology
TSE is best performed after a bath or shower, when the scrotal muscles are warm and relaxed. If you do the exam at another time, remove your underwear so that your genitals are exposed. Stand and place your right leg on an elevated surface about chair height. Then gently feel your scrotal sac until you locate the right…