# Man takes pregnancy test, finds out he has testicular cancer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-takes-pregnancy-test-finds-out-he-has-testicular-cancer/640432 "2012-11-09T01:12:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-takes-pregnancy-test-finds-out-he-has-testicular-cancer/640432/1 "2012-11-09T01:12:32Z")
Apparently as a drunken joke, he peed on a pregnancy test and it came up positive!:eek: [http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/11/07/pregnancy-test-could-be-a-real-lifesaver…for-a-man/](http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2012/11/07/pregnancy-test-could-be-a-real-lifesaver%E2%80%A6for-a-man/) Luckily he posted about it, and received replies to get himself checked out immediately, since " beta human chorionic gonadotropin, the hormone detected by pregnancy tests in pregnant women, can also signal some types of testicular cancer." It did, he did, and he’s getting treated! It must have been a Doper who clued him in to this! ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-takes-pregnancy-test-finds-out-he-has-testicular-cancer/640432/2 "2012-11-09T01:44:53Z")
How do they treat testicular cancer? Do they have to . . . . . . amputate? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-takes-pregnancy-test-finds-out-he-has-testicular-cancer/640432/3 "2012-11-09T02:13:53Z")
Yes, they have to remove the cancer. If the gentleman is lucky they only have to remove one testis. Sometimes, though, they must remove both. At least in some cases collection and preservation of sperm is possible prior to treatment. (This was offered to a co-worker of mine who was diagnosed in his mid-20’s, but between being more concerned with continued survival and lack of funds for such a thing he did not take advantage of that option.) In the event total removal of testes, after treatment hormone supplements can be supplied to enable continued sexual function and retention of secondary sexual characteristics. There are also cosmetic procedures to restore a normal or near normal appearance to the scrotum. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-takes-pregnancy-test-finds-out-he-has-testicular-cancer/640432/4 "2012-11-09T04:28:10Z")
They make [Neuticles](http://www.neuticles.com/) in human size? 😃 Seriously, that’s an unusual way to diagnose something like that, but I’m very glad to hear the gent in question got the necessary treatment, and that your co-worker also fared well. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-takes-pregnancy-test-finds-out-he-has-testicular-cancer/640432/5 "2012-11-09T12:54:25Z")
We got a few posts in and no one mentions anything about Dr. Wood? Must be early. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-takes-pregnancy-test-finds-out-he-has-testicular-cancer/640432/6 "2012-11-09T15:40:41Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > They make [Neuticles](http://www.neuticles.com/) in human size? 😃 I knew a kid who lost a testicle in an accident, and I believe that he did get a prosthetic testicle to replace it. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-takes-pregnancy-test-finds-out-he-has-testicular-cancer/640432/7 "2012-11-15T22:19:05Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > How do they treat testicular cancer? > > Do they have to . . . > > . . . amputate? On the bright side, you’ll never lose an argument again because you can always threaten to just take your ball and go home.