Our Name

The Greeks had a word for it. Greek civilization was the birthplace of medicine; think Hippocratic Oath. They named the male testicle Orchis – a tuber – because the male testicle has the same shape as the tuber of the orchid.

The treatment for both testicular and prostate cancer can require the surgical removal of one or more testicles, an operation known as an orchidectomy.

So ORCHID is a very appropriate name for the charity which aims to make life bloom, as well as save many unnecessary orchidectomy operations.