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title: "Testicular Cancer"
url: https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/t/testicular-cancer/
description: "The male reproductive organs include internal and external parts. The main reproductive organs are the penis, scrotum with testicles, and prostate."
---

# Testicular Cancer

The male reproductive organs include internal and external parts. The main reproductive organs are the penis, scrotum with testicles, and prostate.

Archived from the 2024 edition

## Overview

The testicles are two small egg-shaped glands, held in a sac below the penis (the scrotum). This is where sperm form and mature. From there, sperm moves into the vas deferens (a "tube" behind the testicles) and out the urethra when ejaculated. The testicles also make male hormones like testosterone. Testosterone controls the sex drive in men and starts the growth of muscle, bone and body hair.

Healthy testicles have a firm, slightly spongy feel. The firmness should be the same throughout. The size of both testicles should be about the same, though one may be larger than the other.

## In this entry

The archived page carried these sections, in this order.

- How Do Testicles Work?
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Stages
- Treatment
- Treatment for Children
- After Treatment
- Explore Further

## Other entries in Sexual and Reproductive Health

- [Circumcision](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/c/circumcision/)
- [Epididymitis and Orchitis](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/e/epididymitis-and-orchitis/)
- [Erectile Dysfunction (ED)](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/e/erectile-dysfunction-(ed)/)
- [Low Testosterone](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/l/low-testosterone/)
- [Male Infertility](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/m/male-infertility/)
- [Neonatal Testicular Torsion](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/n/neonatal-testicular-torsion/)
- [Penile Augmentation](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/p/penile-augmentation/)
- [Penile Trauma](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/p/penile-trauma/)

### Source of this entry

- Original address**/urology-a-z/t/testicular-cancer/**
- Edition**2024 edition**
- Group**Sexual and Reproductive Health**

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