Benefits and Risks - Testicular Ultrasound

Benefits

• A testicular ultrasound exam is noninvasive and painless.
• Ultrasound is widely available, easy-to-use and less expensive than other imaging methods.
• A testicular ultrasound exam is extremely safe and does not use any ionizing radiation.
• Ultrasound scanning gives a clear picture of soft tissues that do not show up well on x-ray images.

Risks

• For a testicular ultrasound exam, there are no known harmful effects.