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Ukuqina okusemathangeni yinoma iyiphi ibhuluko, ukukhula, noma ukukhula okungajwayelekile ongakwazi ukulizwa emathangeni akho – isikhwama sesikhumba esigcina amabele akho. Iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni liyimishwana (alingelona isikhutha) futhi liyaphiliswa, nakuba amanye adinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha kwezokwelapha ukuze kuvinjwe izimo ezingathi sína.
Ukuthola ibhuluko kule ndawo ebuhlungu kungase kuzwakale kuyesabekayo, kodwa awuwedwa kuleli phiko. Amadoda amaningi athola ukuqina okusemathangeni ngesinye isikhathi ekuphileni kwawo, futhi iningi lawo liyizimo ezingonakalisi ezingaphathwa kalula odokotela.
Isimpawu esicacile kunazo zonke ukuzizwa ibhuluko, i-bump, noma indawo ekhulayo emathangeni akho. Lokhu kungase kuzwakale kuhlukile kunesimo sakho esivamile uma uthinta le ndawo ngesikhathi ugeza noma uhlola ngokwakho.
Ngaphezu kwe-lump ngokwayo, ungase uqaphele izinguquko eziningi ezingasiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani. Lezi zimpawu zingase zihluke kuye ngesizathu esiyimbangela, futhi amanye ama-masses awabangeli ubuhlungu nhlobo.
Izimpawu ezivamile ezingase zihambisane nokuqina okusemathangeni zihlanganisa:
Amanye ama-scrotal masses akhula kancane kancane futhi abangeli zimpawu ezincane, kanti amanye avele ngokuzumayo futhi angase abe buhlungu kakhulu. Okubalulekile ukunaka noma yikuphi ukushintsha endleleni okuzizwa ngayo noma okuqala ngayo amathanga akho.
Ukuqina okusemathangeni kuwela ezinhlotsheni eziningana kuye ngokuthi kukhula kuphi nokuthi kubangelwa yini. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungasiza ukunciphisa ukukhathazeka kwakho futhi kukunikeze ulwazi oluhle ngalokho udokotela wakho angase abe elikhangela ngesikhathi sokucubungula.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zihlanganisa ama-masses agcwele amanzi, ukukhula okuqinile, nama-masses ahlobene nepayipi nezinto ezisekela amabele akho. Uhlobo ngalunye lunesici oluhlukile olusiza odokotela ukwenza ukuxilongwa okuchaneka.
Ama-Hydroceles yilona uhlobo oluvamile lokuqina okusemathangeni, oluvela lapho amanzi ekhahlela eduze kwelinye noma womabili amabele. Lokhu kudala ukukhula okuthambile, okungabangeli ubuhlungu okuvamise ukuzizwa njengebhaluni lamanzi eduze nebele lakho.
Ama-Spermatoceles, abizwa nangokuthi ama-epididymal cysts, ayizikhwama ezincane ezigcwele amanzi ezakha e-epididymis – ipayipi eliyindilinga eligcina isperm. Lezi ngokuvamile zizwa njengeziqongo ezincane, ezibushelelezi ngenhla noma ngemuva kwebele lakho futhi azivame ukubangela ubuhlungu.
I-Epididymitis idala ukukhula e-epididymis ngenxa yokutheleleka noma ukuvuvukala. Lesi simo sivame ukubangela ubuhlungu obukhulu nobuhlungu, ikakhulukazi uma uhamba noma uhleli.
Ukuqina kwamabele kuyizinto eziqinile ezakha ngaphakathi kwebele ngokwalo. Nakuba umdlavuza wamabele ungavamile, yilona uhlobo olukhulu lokuqina okusemathangeni futhi ludinga ukucubungulwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ama-Varicoceles avele lapho ama-veins emathangeni ekhula futhi eguqa, kufana nama-varicose veins ezinyaweni zakho. Lezi ngokuvamile zizwa njenge-“isikhwama sezinhlanzi” futhi zingase zibangele ubuhlungu obuthambile noma ukuzizwa isindayo.
Ama-Inguinal hernias ngezinye izikhathi angase afinyelele emathangeni, adale i-mass engase ize ihambe kuye ngesimo sakho noma izinga lomsebenzi. Lezi zenzeka lapho ingxenye yomthambo wakho ucindezela endaweni ebuthakathaka odongeni lwesisu lakho.
Ukuqina kwama-testicular appendages kuhilela ukugoqa kwezicucu ezincane zezicubu ezinamathele emathangeni akho. Lesi simo esingavamile sivame ukuthinta abafana abancane nabasakhulayo, sibangela ubuhlungu obukhulu ngokuzumayo.
Ukuqina okusemathangeni kukhula ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene, kusukela ekuqaleni kwemisebenzi yomzimba eya ekutholakaleni nasezinto zofuzo. Iningi lezimbangela alihlobene nanoma yini oyenzile noma awuyenzanga – kuyingxenye nje yendlela imizimba ngezinye izikhathi esebenza ngayo.
Ukuqonda izimbangela ezihlukene kungakusiza uqonde ukuthi iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni liphuma ezimweni ezingonakalisi odokotela abajwayelene nazo njalo emsebenzini wabo.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ukutheleleka kuvame ukuvela lapho ama-bacteria ehamba ngaphezulu kwe-urethra yakho futhi efika e-epididymis. Lokhu kungenzeka ngemuva kokutheleleka kwesistimu yokumisa umchamo, ukutheleleka okuthunyelwa ngocansi, noma ngisho ngemuva kwemisebenzi ethile yezokwelapha.
Izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa izimo zofuzo eziqeda indlela isistimu yakho yokuzala esakhiwe ngayo, izifo zokuziphatha ezingabangela ukuvuvukala, futhi ngokungavamile, ukukhula komdlavuza ngaphakathi kwebele ngokwalo.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela noma nini lapho uthola ibhuluko entsha noma i-mass emathangeni akho, ngisho noma ingabangeli ubuhlungu. Ukucubungula okusheshayo kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa okuchaneka nokuphathwa, ikakhulukazi njengoba ezinye izimo zidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha.
Nakuba iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni lingonakalisi, ezinye izimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Ungalindi uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu ngokuzumayo, njengoba lokhu kungase kubonise ukuqina kwamabele – isimo esidinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo ukuze kuvivinjwe ibele lakho.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nalezi zinto:
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti evamile nodokotela wakho ngama-masses angabangeli ubuhlungu, akhula kancane, noma abangeli ubuhlungu obuncane. Ngisho nezimo ezingonakalisi ziyazuza ekuhlolweni nasekuphathweni kwezokwelapha uma kufaneleka.
Izinto eziningana zingase zikhulise amathuba akho okuthola ukuqina okusemathangeni, nakuba ukuba nezinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho akusho ukuthi uzoba nezingozi. Iminyaka idlala indima ebalulekile, ngezinhlobo ezihlukene zama-masses ezingavamile ezigabeni ezihlukene zokuphila.
Izinto eziningi ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho azilawuleki, ezihlobene nezinto zofuzo, isakhiwo somzimba, noma imisebenzi yeminyaka. Kodwa-ke, ukuqonda lezi zinto kungakusiza uhlale uxubekile ngezinguquko futhi ufunani ukunakekelwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Izinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho ezihlobene neminyaka zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho zihlanganisa umlando wakho siqu noma womndeni wezinkinga zamabele, ukulimala kwangaphambili kwe-groin, ukutheleleka okuvamile kwesistimu yokumisa umchamo, noma izimo ezithile zezokwelapha eziqeda ukulingana kwamanzi emzimbeni wakho.
Ukuba nempilo engasebenzi, ukuvimbela okungapheli, noma izimo ezikhulise ukucindezela kwesisu kungase kukhulise amathuba akho okuthola ama-hernias afinyelela emathangeni. Kodwa-ke, amadoda amaningi anezi zinto ezingase zikhulise amathuba akho angazitholi lezi zinkinga.
Iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni alibangeli izinkinga eziningi uma kuxilongwe kahle futhi kuphathwe. Kodwa-ke, ukushiya izimo ezithile zingaphathwa kungase kube nezinkinga ezinkulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izinkinga ongahlangabezana nazo zincike kakhulu kuhlobo lwe-mass nokuthi ufuna ukwelashwa ngokushesha kangakanani. Ezinye izinkinga ziqeda ukukhulelwa, kanti ezinye zingase zibangele ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo noma ezinye izinkinga zezempilo ezinkulu.
Izinkinga ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa:
Ukuqina kwamabele kubonisa inkinga enkulu kunazo zonke, okungenzeka kube nokwehluleka kwebele elithintekile uma lingaphathwanga emahoreni ambalwa. Ukutheleleka okukhulu kungase futhi kubangele ukonakala okungapheli ekukhiqizeni noma ekuthuthukiseni isperm.
Ngenhlanhla, ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kunciphisa kakhulu amathuba akho okuthola izinkinga. Iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni liphendula kahle ekwelapheni okufanele, futhi izinkinga ezinkulu azivamile uma izimo zitholakala ngokushesha.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela zonke izinhlobo zokuqina okusemathangeni, izinyathelo ezithile zinganciphisa amathuba akho okuthola izimo ezithile. Iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni liphuma ezintweni ongazilawuli, kodwa ukugxila empilweni jikelele nokuhlanzeka okuhle kungasiza.
Izindlela zokuvimbela zigxile ikakhulu ekutholakaleni nasekulimala okungabangela ukuqina okusemathangeni. Ukwenza ucansi oluvikelekile, ukugcina ukuhlanzeka okuhle, nokuzivikela ngesikhathi semisebenzi yomzimba konke kungadlala indima.
Izinyathelo eziwusizo zokuvimbela zihlanganisa:
Ukuzenzela ukuhlola njalo kubaluleke kakhulu ekutholeni izinto ngokushesha kunokuvimbela. Ukufunda ukuthi amabele akho azizwa kanjani ngokuvamile kukusiza uqaphele izinguquko ngokushesha, okuholela ekwelapheni okusheshayo lapho kuba khona izinkinga.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokuhlola ngokomzimba, ephinda athinte amathanga akho ukuze ahlole usayizi, indawo, nezici zanoma yimaphi ama-masses. Lokhu kuhlola ngezandla kunikeza ulwazi olubalulekile ngohlobo lwesimo ongahlangabezana naso.
Ngesikhathi sokucubungula ngokomzimba, udokotela wakho uzoqapha womabili amabele, izakhiwo ezizungezile, futhi angase ahlole isisu lakho nendawo ye-groin. Uzobuza ngezimpawu zakho, umlando wezokwelapha, nanoma yiziphi izinguquko zakamuva ozibonile.
Izivivinyo ezengeziwe udokotela wakho angase azincoma zihlanganisa:
I-Ultrasound ngokuvamile iyona i-test enhle kakhulu ngoba ingakwahlukanisa phakathi kwama-masses aqinile nama-cysts agcwele amanzi. Le nqubo engabangeli ubuhlungu isebenzisa amaza omsindo ukwenza izithombe eziningiliziwe zokuqukethwe kwamabele akho.
Uma udokotela wakho ekukhathazeka ngomdlavuza wamabele, izivivinyo zegazi zamaprotheni athile abizwa ngama-tumor markers zingakunikeza ulwazi olwengeziwe. Kodwa-ke, iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni lingaxilongwa ngokuhlola ngokomzimba ne-ultrasound kuphela.
Ukwelashwa kuncike ngokuphelele kuhlobo lokuqina okusemathangeni olukhona nokuthi kubangela izimpawu yini. Ama-masses amaningi angonakalisi awadingi ukwelashwa nhlobo, kanti amanye azuza emithi noma ezinqubweni zokucubungula.
Udokotela wakho uzochaza izinzuzo nezingozi zezinketho ezihlukene zokwelapha kuye ngesimo sakho esithile. Ijovo lihlala likuqondeni izimpawu zakho ngenkathi ugcina umsebenzi ovamile futhi uvikele izinkinga.
Izinketho zokwelapha zingase zihlanganise:
Ama-hydroceles alula avame ukuqeda ngokwalo, ikakhulukazi kubantwana abancane nabasakhulayo. Kodwa-ke, ama-hydroceles amakhulu noma angakhululeki angase adinge inqubo encane yokucubungula ukukhipha amanzi nokuvimbela ukubuyela.
Ama-Varicoceles abangela ubuhlungu noma ukukhathazeka ngokukhulelwa angaphathwa ngezinqubo zokucubungula eziguqula ukugeleza kwegazi ngama-veins anempilo. Amadoda amaningi athola ukuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpawini ngemuva kwalezi zinqubo.
Nakuba ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuqeqeshwe kubalulekile ekuxilongweni nasekuphathweni okuchaneka, izindlela eziningi zasekhaya zingakusiza uzizwe ukhululeke kakhulu ngenkathi uphatha ukuqina okusemathangeni. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono kanye nezincomo zedokotela wakho, hhayi njengokushintsha ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Ukuphathwa ekhaya kugxile ekuqedeni ubuhlungu nasekusekeleni inqubo yakho yokwelapha jikelele. Izinyathelo ezilula zingenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo usuku nosuku.
Izindlela eziwusizo zokunakekelwa ekhaya zihlanganisa:
Ngama-masses abangela ukuzizwa isindayo noma ukungakhululeki, ukugqoka ama-briefs afanelekile kunokuboxers kungakunikeza ukusekela okuwusizo usuku lonke. Amanye amadoda athola ukuthi abasekeli bezemidlalo banikeza ukukhululeka okungcono ngisho nasemisebenzini yomzimba.
Hlala ulandela imiyalo ethile yedokotela wakho mayelana nezinga lomsebenzi nezindlela zokunakekelwa kwakho. Lokho okusebenza kahle kuhlobo olulodwa lokuqina okusemathangeni kungenzeka lungafaneleki kwenye isimo.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola okuningi ekuhambeni kwakho futhi kunikeze udokotela wakho ulwazi oluyidingo ukukusiza ngokuphumelelayo. Ukulungiselela okuhle kungasiza futhi ukunciphisa noma yikuphi ukukhathazeka ongahlangabezana nakho ngokuxoxa ngezinkinga zezempilo eziyimfihlo.
Qala ngokubhala izimpawu zakho, lapho uqale ukuzibona khona, nanoma yiziphi izinguquko ozibonile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda ukuqhubeka nobunzima besimo sakho.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, lungiselela:
Ungazizwa uhluphekile ngokuxoxa ngemininingwane yemfihlo nodokotela wakho. Bayiziphathimandla eziqeqeshwe ezijwayelene nalezi zinhlobo zezinkinga futhi zidinga ulwazi oluphelele, oluqotho ukukusiza ngokuphumelelayo.
Cabanga ukuletha umngane othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni uma ukuba khona kwabo kungakusiza uzizwe ukhululeke kakhulu noma ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuthola ukuqina okusemathangeni akusho ukuthi unezinkinga ezinkulu. Iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni liyizimo ezingonakalisi odokotela abangazixilonga kalula futhi baziphathe uma kudingeka.
Kodwa-ke, noma iyiphi ibhuluko entsha noma i-mass emathangeni akho kufanele ihlolwe udokotela ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuxilongwa okuchaneka nokukhathalelwa okufanele. Ukutholakala ngokushesha nokuphathwa kuholela ezimpumelelweni ezinhle kuzo zonke izimo zokuqina okusemathangeni.
Ungavumeli ukuhlupheka noma ukwesaba kukuvimbele ekufuneni ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho ubone lezi zimo izikhathi eziningi ngaphambili futhi ufuna ukukusiza ugcine impilo yakho nokuthula kwengqondo. Ukuthatha isinyathelo lapho uqaphela izinguquko kubonisa ukuhlakanipha nokunakekela, hhayi ubuthakathaka.
Cha, iningi lokuqina okusemathangeni alingelona umdlavuza. Iningi liyizimo ezingonakalisi njenge-hydroceles, ama-cysts, noma ukutheleleka. Kodwa-ke, noma iyiphi i-mass entsha kufanele ihlolwe udokotela ukuze kuvinjwe izimo ezinkulu futhi kuqinisekiswe ukwelashwa okufanele.
Ezinye izinhlobo zokuqina okusemathangeni zingase ziqede ukukhulelwa, ikakhulukazi ama-varicoceles nokutheleleka okukhulu. Kodwa-ke, ama-masses amaningi awunawo umphumela ekukhulelweni nhlobo. Uma ukhathazekile ngokukhulelwa, xoxa nalokhu nodokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokucubungula kwakho.
Ama-masses amaningi okusemathangeni awadingi ukuhlinzwa futhi angaphathwa ngokuqapha noma imithi. Ukuhlinzwa ngokuvamile kugcinelwa ama-masses abangela izimpawu ezinkulu, aqhubeka ekhula, noma akhulise ukukhathazeka ngomdlavuza. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ukuthi ukuhlinzwa kuyadingeka yini endabeni yakho ethile.
Isikhathi sihluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo lwe-mass. Amanye ukutheleleka kuyaphela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini ngokwelashwa okufanele, kanti ama-cysts angase ahlale njalo ngaphandle kokubangela izinkinga. Udokotela wakho angakunikeza umbono omuhle walokho okumele ukulindele kuye ngokuxilongwa kwakho okuthile.
Yebo, ukuzenzela ukuhlola nyanga zonke kungakusiza uthole izinguquko ngokushesha. Isikhathi esihle kakhulu ngemuva kokugeza okufudumele lapho isikhumba sakho sethanga siphumule. Phinda ugoqe ibele ngalinye phakathi kwesithupha sakho neminwe yakho, uzizwe noma yiziphi izibuluko, ama-bumps, noma izinguquko usayizi noma isakhiwo. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela noma yini engavamile.
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