Care for the Reproductive System
by Brent Wilton
Testicular exams
-The screening looks for bumps on either the right or left testicle, the bumps can range from the size of a grain of rice to a pea.
-Men would be the ones to get the exam
-between the ages of 15 and 35 is when you should start checking for testicular cancer
-you should have a self exam once every month to become familiar with the regular size of the testicles, and if you feel anything out of the ordinary then get it checked out by a doctor
prostate exams
-the exam looks for Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by both cancerous (malignant) and noncancerous (benign) prostate tissue.
- 70 and older should get it
- men
- once when you are age of 70 and older
Mammograms
-women are more likely to get it
-over the age of 40
-every 6 months
pap smears
-Teen girls don't need to get Pap smears unless their doctors think something's wrong. Once a girl turns 21, she should start getting regular Pap smears as a way to monitor her health
-women
-From age 21-30 a Pap smear should be done every 3 years