A proportion of these patients will also need surgery after chemotherapy. Operations are, however, rarely required after chemotherapy. Follow Up All patients, however treated, will require long term follow up in Outpatients. However, as time passes, the intervals increase ultimately to yearly follow up. If you are concerned about yourself we are happy to see you at short notice in the clinic, by prior arrangement.
All testicular cancers are highly sensitive to treatment.
The treatment may be complex and at times unpleasant. It is important to realise that, once treatment is completed, long-term side effects are quire rare and return to a normal life is the usual outcome. The testicles are the source of both male hormone production and sperm. As mentioned previously, removal of one testicle has no effect on sexual desire, ability or function, as the other testicle will compensate. Chemotherapy , and less commonly radiotherapy may, however, have and effect on sperm production.