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Selbstuntersuchung von Hoden und Brust – eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie an Medizinstudierenden
BACKGROUND: Regular self-examination can facilitate early detection of testicular cancer and malignancies of the breast and may ensure a curative treatment. In this analysis we explored the tendencies of medical students to perform self-examination and associated factors. METHODS: As part of their u...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33651118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00120-021-01479-8 |
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author | Jahnen, Matthias Dichtl, Lorenz Stirenberg, Nora Dinkel, Andreas Schiele, Stefan Schulwitz, Helga Gschwend, Jürgen E. Herkommer, Kathleen |
author_facet | Jahnen, Matthias Dichtl, Lorenz Stirenberg, Nora Dinkel, Andreas Schiele, Stefan Schulwitz, Helga Gschwend, Jürgen E. Herkommer, Kathleen |
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description | BACKGROUND: Regular self-examination can facilitate early detection of testicular cancer and malignancies of the breast and may ensure a curative treatment. In this analysis we explored the tendencies of medical students to perform self-examination and associated factors. METHODS: As part of their urology rotation, medical students of the Technical University of Munich were surveyed via questionnaires regarding their health and sexual behavior. In all, 98.8% of the students participated and data from 473 of 477 students were included in this analysis. Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS: In all, 64.2% (n = 177) of the male students and 72.3% (n = 296) of the female students performed regular self-examination of the testis and breast, respectively. Students who did not communicate with their partners or friends about their sex lives were less likely to preform regular self-examination (p < 0.05). Male students without sexual intercourse in the 4 weeks prior to the survey and female students who did not masturbate in the 4 weeks prior to the survey were also less likely to preform regular self-examination (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: The rate of regular self-examination is high in medical students compared to previous studies on young adults and non-medical students. This shows that knowledge about the significance of testicular cancer and breast cancer are fundamental for promoting self-examination in teenagers and young adults. A distressed sex life might hinder young adults in preforming regular self-examination. Therefore, improved education about the significance of testicular cancer and routine urological consultations for male teenagers and young men are ways to promote testicular self-examination within this age group. |
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spelling | pubmed-82776102021-07-20 Selbstuntersuchung von Hoden und Brust – eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie an Medizinstudierenden Jahnen, Matthias Dichtl, Lorenz Stirenberg, Nora Dinkel, Andreas Schiele, Stefan Schulwitz, Helga Gschwend, Jürgen E. Herkommer, Kathleen Urologe A Originalien BACKGROUND: Regular self-examination can facilitate early detection of testicular cancer and malignancies of the breast and may ensure a curative treatment. In this analysis we explored the tendencies of medical students to perform self-examination and associated factors. METHODS: As part of their urology rotation, medical students of the Technical University of Munich were surveyed via questionnaires regarding their health and sexual behavior. In all, 98.8% of the students participated and data from 473 of 477 students were included in this analysis. Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS: In all, 64.2% (n = 177) of the male students and 72.3% (n = 296) of the female students performed regular self-examination of the testis and breast, respectively. Students who did not communicate with their partners or friends about their sex lives were less likely to preform regular self-examination (p < 0.05). Male students without sexual intercourse in the 4 weeks prior to the survey and female students who did not masturbate in the 4 weeks prior to the survey were also less likely to preform regular self-examination (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: The rate of regular self-examination is high in medical students compared to previous studies on young adults and non-medical students. This shows that knowledge about the significance of testicular cancer and breast cancer are fundamental for promoting self-examination in teenagers and young adults. A distressed sex life might hinder young adults in preforming regular self-examination. Therefore, improved education about the significance of testicular cancer and routine urological consultations for male teenagers and young men are ways to promote testicular self-examination within this age group. Springer Medizin 2021-03-02 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8277610/ /pubmed/33651118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00120-021-01479-8 Text en © The Author(s) 2021, korrigierte Publikation 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access Dieser Artikel wird unter der Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz veröffentlicht, welche die Nutzung, Vervielfältigung, Bearbeitung, Verbreitung und Wiedergabe in jeglichem Medium und Format erlaubt, sofern Sie den/die ursprünglichen Autor(en) und die Quelle ordnungsgemäß nennen, einen Link zur Creative Commons Lizenz beifügen und angeben, ob Änderungen vorgenommen wurden. Die in diesem Artikel enthaltenen Bilder und sonstiges Drittmaterial unterliegen ebenfalls der genannten Creative Commons Lizenz, sofern sich aus der Abbildungslegende nichts anderes ergibt. Sofern das betreffende Material nicht unter der genannten Creative Commons Lizenz steht und die betreffende Handlung nicht nach gesetzlichen Vorschriften erlaubt ist, ist für die oben aufgeführten Weiterverwendungen des Materials die Einwilligung des jeweiligen Rechteinhabers einzuholen. Weitere Details zur Lizenz entnehmen Sie bitte der Lizenzinformation auf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Originalien Jahnen, Matthias Dichtl, Lorenz Stirenberg, Nora Dinkel, Andreas Schiele, Stefan Schulwitz, Helga Gschwend, Jürgen E. Herkommer, Kathleen Selbstuntersuchung von Hoden und Brust – eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie an Medizinstudierenden |
title | Selbstuntersuchung von Hoden und Brust – eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie an Medizinstudierenden |
title_full | Selbstuntersuchung von Hoden und Brust – eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie an Medizinstudierenden |
title_fullStr | Selbstuntersuchung von Hoden und Brust – eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie an Medizinstudierenden |
title_full_unstemmed | Selbstuntersuchung von Hoden und Brust – eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie an Medizinstudierenden |
title_short | Selbstuntersuchung von Hoden und Brust – eine retrospektive Kohortenstudie an Medizinstudierenden |
title_sort | selbstuntersuchung von hoden und brust – eine retrospektive kohortenstudie an medizinstudierenden |
topic | Originalien |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33651118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00120-021-01479-8 |
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