How do I keep my penis in good condition?

It is important to maintain personal hygiene, but too much washing with soap and detergents can make you sore.

There is a great temptation to use talc and deodorants, but these are best avoided because talc will get under the foreskin where it may cause irritation.

You should wash your penis gently and retract the foreskin regularly (such as when you have a bath or shower).

As for checking your testicles, this is well worthwhile to detect any changes in the scrotum at the earliest possible stage.

While most lumps in the scrotum are not cancers, it is essential that young men should be aware of any lump in the testes. Testicular tumours are now the most common cancer of young men.

If you examine your scrotum each time you wash yourself, you will then be aware of any changes.

And if anything seems different, ask your GP to check you; your doctor will not be remotely embarrassed as checking male genitalia is something that is done every day in the surgery.