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Help! DS (age 10) says he can't feel his testicles...

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fluffyhamster · 17/06/2010 22:44

He's always been quite 'compact' in willy/tetsicle area, but recently he's been asking about when/if he will grow.

We were talking about his 'balls' recently and he said that he thought they were both on one side, and then tonight in the bath he said that he couldn't feel them at all!

But I have checked his 'Red Book' from birth and the boxes for 'Testicles' have been ticked off as 'satisfactory' on at least two occasions - surely that means he was checked and was OK??

He wouldn't let me look or feel, so I really don't know. I told him to squat by himself and let me know if he can find them. I didn't want to make a big deal of it yet.

He certainly doesn't 'hang down' like his younger brother, and his scrotum looks very 'tight' behind his willy - not dark/saggy skin.

I am petrified that he has undescended tetsicles and we haven't noticed!

He will be mortified if he has to be checked at the GP .

Anyone with any advice or experience?

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belledechocolatefluffybunny · 17/06/2010 23:47

found this for you fluff, hope it helps

fluffyhamster · 18/06/2010 11:01

Thx Belle
Thing is, I don't think they can be completely 'undescended' (i.e. never came down) as he was checked 4 times by HV/GP etc in the first 4 years, and every time 'testicles' was ticked off as OK in the red book?

Am a bit calmer about this today (panicking last night!) and have read a bit more... am wondering if perhaps they are 'retractible' in that they perhaps shrink back at times. I've also read that once boys start puberty their testicles begin to grow and may then hang down more visibly etc?

DH is going to have a bit of a chat with him about checking himself to see if they are there, but 'hidden' IYSWIM?

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