The nurse would teach a 21-year-old patient, that the best time to perform a testicular self- examination is
a. early in the morning when relaxed.
b. after ejaculation, when semen levels are depleted.
c. after a warm shower when the hands and scrotum are warm.
d. before exercising so that blood vessels are not enlarged.
C
Tell the patient to pick a date to perform the exam every month. The best time to perform the examination is after a warm shower when both hands and the scrotum are warm. The key is the warm shower and warm hands; the hands are often cold early in the morning. Ejaculation is not required to perform self-examination, nor is exercising.
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