So wunim sɛnea w’ankasa wobɛhwehwɛ wo mmadwoa mu? (Testicular Self-Exam) Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm!

Ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛka asɛmti bi a mmarimaa ne mmeranteɛ bebree nka ho asɛm pii, nanso ɛho hia paa. Ɛne sɛ, wɔn ankasa mmadwoa (scrotum) a wɔbɛhwehwɛ mu. Mfiase no, ebia biribi a ɛte sɛɛ nkutoo a wobɛyɛ no bɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ nwonwa na ɛyɛ aniwu kakra. Nanso, susuw ho, eyi yɛ biribi a woyɛ de sua w’ankasa wo nipadua ho ade, de bɔ w’ankasa akwahosan ho ban. Bere bi akyi no, eyi bɛyɛ nea ɛfata ma wo. Ɛfata paa sɛ wuhu hia a ɛho hia sɛ wohwɛ wo nipadua akwahosan so .

Dɛn ne hia a ɛho hia wɔ saa awotwaa mu ankasa nhwehwɛmu yi ho?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, saa ankasa nhwehwɛmu yi, anaa ``Testicular Self-Exam'', anaa ``TSE'' tiawa mu no, boa wo ma wuhu ɔhaw biara a ɛwɔ wo mmadwoa ho, titiriw kokoram, ntɛm. Seesei woredwene sɛ, ''Kokoram bɛn na mewɔ?'' Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ awotwaa mu kokoram ho yɛ na koraa wɔ mmerante mu, titiriw mmarimaa a wonnii mfe 15. Nanso, ɛyɛ kokoram a ɛtaa ba mmarima (titiriw mmerante) a wɔadi fi mfe 15 kosi 35. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia sɛ wohu. Efisɛ, te sɛ yare biara no, sɛ wohu ntɛm a, ɛda adi sɛ wɔbɛsa koraa. Nokwarem no, dodow a wohu no ntɛm no, dodow no ara na ɛda adi sɛ wɔbɛsa no yiye.

Mfaso a ɛwɔ so sɛ wubehu w’ankasa wo nipadua

Fa no sɛ wowɔ adamfo bi a wuhu no da biara da. Wubetumi ahu nsakrae ketewaa bi mpo a ɛba ne suban anaa ne honam ani hwɛbea mu ntɛm ara, ɛnte saa? Saa na ɛte wɔ eyi ho. Sɛ woyɛ eyi ``(TSE)`` ɔsram biara a, wuhu sɛnea wo mmadwoa abien no te yiye – kyerɛ sɛ, wɔn kɛse, wɔn nsusuwii, ne sɛnea wɔte nka.Afei, sɛ biribi a ɛyɛ soronko si daakye, nsakrae ketewaa bi a, wubetumi ahu no ntɛm. Wubehu sɛ, ‘Oo, ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na eyi te saa, nsakrae ketewaa bi wɔ hɔ.’ Wɔfrɛ eyi sɛ “Wo nipadua mfiase a wubehu.” Ɛboa ma wohu nyarewa pii ntɛm.

Bere bɛn na eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ sɔhwɛ yi?

Bere a eye sen biara a wode bɛyɛ eyi `(TSE)` ne bere a woreguare a ɛyɛ hyew anaasɛ woaguare awie no. Wunim nea enti a ɛte saa? Efisɛ nsu a ɛyɛ hyew no ma honam ani a atwa wo mmadwoa ho ahyia, kyerɛ sɛ, awotwaa no, ayɛ mmerɛw yiye. Afei ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma wo sɛ wobɛte nea ɛwɔ awotwaa no mu no nka pefee. Ɛyɛ den kakra sɛ wɔbɛyɛ sɔhwɛ yi yiye bere a mmadwoa no bɛn nipadua no na atew, te sɛ awɔw bere mu no. Enti, fa simma kakraa bi kɔ aguaree, bere a wode nsu a ɛyɛ hyew redi dwuma anaa bere a wode redi dwuma awie no.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na woyɛ saa wo ho sɔhwɛ (TSE) yi yiye?

Okay, enti momma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea yɛbɛyɛ eyi pɛpɛɛpɛ. Mma ɛnhaw wo, ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye. Di anammɔn yi akyi:

1. Kɔ ahwehwɛ mu (sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a): Gyina ahwehwɛ anim wɔ aguaree anaa baabi foforo a obiara nni hɔ. Fa w’ani hwɛ wo awotwaa no honam ani sɛ ebia ɛho ahonhon, kɔla asakra, anaa biribiara a ɛyɛ soronko anaa.

2. Hwɛ awotwaa biako bere koro mu: Fa wo nsa abien no nyinaa di dwuma. Fa awotwaa biako na bobɔw no brɛoo wɔ wo nsateaa kɛse ne wo nsateaa ntam (titiriw wo nsateaa a wode kyerɛ ade ne wo mfinimfini). Ɛte sɛ nea worebobɔ bɔɔl ketewaa bi wɔ wo nsam. Yɛ eyi sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛte awotwaa no ani nyinaa nka. Kae sɛ wopɛ sɛ woyɛ no nkakrankakra, a womfa nhyɛso mma, na woyɛ no brɛoo . Mma wo ho nnyɛ wo yaw.

3. Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛte nka? Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwehwɛ? Mpɛn pii no, mmadwoa a ɛte apɔw no te nka sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ɛyɛ kurukuruwa, na ɛyɛ den kakra (te sɛ ɛmo fitaa a wɔanoa no den, nanso ɛyɛ mmerɛw kakra). Ɛsɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ akuru, mmeae a ɛyɛ den yiye, akuru, anaa ɛyaw biara.

4. Hwehwɛ awotwaa a ɛto so abien no mu wɔ ɔkwan koro no ara so: Fa ahwɛyiye koro no ara hwehwɛ awotwaa a ɛto so abien no mu sɛnea woyɛɛ nea edi kan no.

5. Hu nneɛma a ɛwɔ hɔ nyinaa nso:

• Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ awotwaa biako bɛyɛ kɛse kakra asen foforo no, anaasɛ ɛbɛsensɛn fam kakra. Eyi yɛ biribi a ɛto mmarima pii. Mma ɛnhaw wo wɔ ho.
• Wubetumi ate ɔfã ketewaa bi a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛte sɛ hama a efi awotwaa biara atifi kɔ akyi no nka. Yɛfrɛ eyi wɔ aduruyɛ mu sɛ `(Epididymis)`. Eyi ne afiri a mmadwoa nyin na wɔkora so, na afei wɔde kɔ. Mfomso sɛ eyi yɛ akisikuru. Eyi yɛ ade a ɛyɛ daa, na ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw kakra. Sɛ wunnim eyi ho hwee a, ebia nnipa binom besuro na wɔaka sɛ, ‘Oo, mewɔ akisikuru.’ Ɛno nti na ɛho hia sɛ wohu saa `(Epididymis)` yi ho asɛm.

Bere a wudi saa anammɔn yi akyi no, nkakrankakra wobɛsua sɛnea wo mmadwoa yɛ ade sɛnea ɛsɛ. Ɛwom sɛ ebia ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea ɛyɛ nwonwa kakra mfiase no de, nanso asram kakraa bi akyi no, eyi bɛyɛ wo dwumadi a wotaa yɛ.

Nsakrae bɛn na wopɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ?

Sɛ woreyɛ sɔhwɛ yi a, ɛsɛ sɛ wode w’adwene si nea edidi so yi so titiriw:

• Akuru anaa akisikuru: Akuru a ɛyɛ den a ne kɛse te sɛ pea a mpɛn pii no ɛnyɛ yaw (mfiase no) na wotumi te nka wɔ awotwaa no so anaa mu. Ɛtɔ da bi a, eyinom betumi ayɛ nketewa te sɛ aburow aba anaa akɛse te sɛ bobe.
• Nsakrae a ɛba ne kɛse anaa ne nsusuwii mu: Sɛ mpofirim ara te awotwaa biako te nka sɛ ɛsõ kɛse sen foforo no, anaasɛ ne nsusuwii sesa (e.g., ɛhwere ne nsusuwii a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa na ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ).
• Sesa wɔ nea ɛkɔ so daa mu: Sɛ nwene no yɛ mmerɛw mmom sen sɛ ɛbɛyɛ torotoro, anaasɛ ɛyɛ den yiye wɔ baabi biako, te sɛ nea ɛte sɛ nea wɔabubu.
• Heaviness in the scrotum : Mu duru a ɛyɛ nwonwa, atenka a ɛtwetwe, wɔ ɔfã biako pɛ.
• Ɛyaw a ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ yafunu ase anaa akyi berɛmo mu: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, awotwaa mu kokoram betumi ama obi ate ɛyaw a ɛkɔ so daa a wontumi nkyerɛkyerɛ mu.
• Nsu a ɛboaboa ano mpofirim wɔ awotwaa no mu: Sɛ ɔfã biako hohoro na ɛte sɛ nea nsu ahyɛ mu ma a. Wɔsan frɛ saa tebea yi `` Hydrocele '', nanso ɛnyɛ ``Hydrocele'' nyinaa na kokoram na ɛde ba.
• Ɛyaw anaa ahotɔ a ɛba awotwaa anaa awotwaa mu: Ɛwom sɛ kokoram no ntaa nyɛ yaw mfiase no de, nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ama obi ayɛ yaw, ne ho ayɛ no den, anaasɛ ne ho ayɛ no yaw bere a ɔde ne nsa ka no.

Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wobɛhwɛ biribiara a ɛte nka sɛ ‘ɛsono kakra’ ma wo, biribiara a ɛsono wo wɔ wo nipasu a wotaa yɛ no ho.

Sɛ wuhu nsakrae bi a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ? Mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu!

Okay, afei nea ɛho hia ne sɛ. Bere a woreyɛ wo check-ups no, momma yɛnka sɛ woahyɛ biribi a ɛyɛ soronko nsow – akisikuru, ɔfe, ɛyaw. Nea edi kan koraa no, mma wo ho nnpopo! Nsuro!

Esiane sɛ wote nka sɛ akisikuru bi wɔ hɔ nti, ɛnkyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ kokoram. Testicular lumps dodow no ara nyɛ kokoram. Ebia nneɛma afoforo a ɛnyɛ den na ɛde ba. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Cysts: Eyinom te sɛ kotoku nketewa a nsu ahyɛ mu ma, na mpɛn pii no, asiane biara nni ho.
• Varicocele: Ntini a ɛde mogya fi awotwaa mu no ho ahonhon. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a eyi betumi ayɛ te sɛ “nwansena a wɔhyɛ kotoku mu.”
• Nyarewa: Nyarewa a ɛwɔ epididymis (Epididymitis) anaa awotwaa no ankasa (Orchitis) mu no betumi ama obi ho ahonhon, ayɛ kɔkɔɔ, ne ho ayɛ hyew, na wate ɛyaw kɛse. Wobetumi de nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa asa eyinom .
• Hydrocele: Ɔhonhon a nsu a ɛboaboa ano wɔ awotwaa no ho ba.
• Opira : Ɔhonhon anaa akuru nso betumi aba esiane biribi te sɛ ɔhwe nti.

Enti, sɛ wuhu nsakrae bi a, ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara, a wontwɛn nna pii. Mfɛre anaa ntwɛn nkosi sɛ ebefi hɔ. Oduruyɛfo nkutoo na obetumi ahu nea ɛyɛ, na sɛ ɛho hia a, wayɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo te sɛ ultrasound scan, na waka nea ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ akyerɛ wo. Kae sɛ, dodow a wohu no ntɛm no, ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛsa, na nea efi mu ba no ye.

Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ eyi?

Wɔkamfo kyerɛ sɛ wobɛyɛ eyi `(TSE)` bɛyɛ pɛnkoro ɔsram biara.Ɛho nhia sɛ woyɛ no da biara da. Ɛho nhia sɛ woyɛ no dapɛn biara. Fa da koro si hɔ ɔsram biara ma eyi. Wubetumi apaw da a ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobɛkae. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ɔsram biara da a edi kan, anaasɛ Poya da. Sɛ wode yɛ wo su wie a, wo werɛ remfi, na wubenya wo nipadua no su a ɛfata no ho ntease pa.

Dɛn bio na yebetumi asua afi eyi mu, na ɛnyɛ kokoram kɛkɛ?

Ɛwom sɛ yɛaka awotwaa mu kokoram ho asɛm kɛse de, nanso saa ɔsram biara wo ho nhwehwɛmu yi nso betumi aboa wo ma woahu akwahosan ho haw afoforo ntɛm. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wubetumi ahu sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a edi kan a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi anya varicocele (varicocele), hydrocele (nsu a ɛboaboa ano), anaa ɔyare mmoawa a yɛaka ho asɛm dedaw. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, tebea horow yi bi, titiriw varicocele, betumi aka ɔbarima awo (tumi a obetumi awo mma). Enti, ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛkɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm na woanya tebea a ɛte saa ho ayaresa.

Enti, eyinom ne nneɛma a ɛho hia sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae fi saa asɛm yi mu!

Enti, efi biribiara a yɛaka ho asɛm mu no, eyinom ne nsɛntitiriw a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma ɛtra yɛn adwenem:

• Fa wo su sɛ wobɛyɛ ``Testicular Self-Exam'' pɛnkoro ɔsram biara. Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛyɛ no bere a woreguare anaa bere a woaguare awie no.
• Hu sɛnea wo mmadwoa te (kɛse, nsɛso, te nka) sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubetumi akyere nsakrae biara ntɛm.
• Sɛ wuhu sɛ akisikuru, ɔfe, ɛyaw, anaa biribi foforo biara a ɛyɛ soronko bere a woreyɛ wo nhwehwɛmu no a, mma wo ho nnpopo na kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara. Mma w’ani nnwu anaasɛ ntwentwɛn wo nan ase.
• Ɛnyɛ akuru biara na ɛyɛ kokoram. Nanso, sɛ wubehu nea ɛyɛ ankasa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn.
• Kokoram a ɛwɔ awotwaa muAwotwaa mu kokoram yɛ yare a wotumi sa yiye sɛ wohu ntɛm a. Ɛno nti na ankasa mu nhwehwɛmu ho hia kɛse no.

Obiara nnim wo nipadua no yiye nsen wo. Enti tie wo nipadua. Sɛ wuhu biribi soronko bi a, ma wɔnhwɛ mu. Eyi yɛ ade a ɛsom bo a wubetumi ayɛ ama w’akwahosan. Ka eyi ho asɛm kyerɛ wo nnamfo nso, na kyerɛkyerɛ wɔn nso!