Sick of a testicle

If you woke up one morning from the pulsating pain of a swollen, sensitive testicle, the cause might be clear to you. You have injured the testis . An enlarged vein in the scrotum ( varicocele , dilated veins of the spermatic cord) can become painful during the day, especially if you are on your feet for a long time. But if you have pain, and you did not hurt the testicles, do not see and do not feel anything unusual, then the reason is different. Protocols, according to which the sperm leaves the body, can become inflamed ( epididymitis ). These inflammations are usually quickly treated with rest and antibiotics. Hernia , when tissues separating the abdominal cavity from the scrotum weakens, causes a feeling of overflow or swelling, especially when standing. Such hernias can become inflamed and become sensitive, indicating the need for an operation, sometimes immediate.

The pain in the testicle, surprisingly, is not a cause for concern. But there are two specific circumstances that require you to pay close attention. The first is mumps . This viral infection almost always proceeds without complications. Swelling of the parotid glands of the face (on either side) usually disappears without a trace. But sometimes the testicles are affected, especially in adults. In this case, the testicles are painful. The best way to prevent mumps is to get rid of it by making vaccinations in childhood.

Another possible cause of pain and swelling of the testicles is the twisting of the spermatic cord . The cord, which supports the testicle, bends, suddenly stopping the blood supply of the testicle. If this situation is allowed to last more than a few hours, the gland may become gangrenous and need to be removed. The torsion of the testes can be very hidden, happening from time to time in perfectly healthy young men and then also spontaneously passing.

Here, for example, one case: one patient, a young boy, a student, he had three or four attacks of sharp pain in the testicle during his time at the college. Each time the gland swelled and became sensitive, the doctors at the university clinic told him that he had a "virus." Then one day the pain did not go away, but it became stronger, nausea and vomiting appeared. His parents rushed to the university and brought him home, in 8 hours, to show their doctor. When in the end he got to the urologist, the pain was very strong. Cutting the scrotum, the surgeon found an egg that was black from gangrene and required removal. If the diagnosis was made earlier, knotty, twisted structures could be "untwisted" by a simple surgical procedure and the testicle could be saved!

Interestingly, some people are prone to this pathology, and therefore, when the surgeon deals with a diseased testicle, he will always perform a small operation on a "healthy" testicle in order to prevent a possible twisting of the spermatic cord and him.

Another cause of pain in the testicle is an unsatisfied love affair . Stagnation of blood in the scrotum causes pain. This condition, known among those who suffer from it, called "blue eggs", is easily corrected - but not by a doctor!

A stone in the kidneys , slowly and painfully descending along its path from the kidneys outward, can also cause your testicles to ache. This irradiating pain sets in suddenly and disappears when the stone leaves with urine.

Testicular cancer , a major malignant disease in men between the ages of 20 and 35, is usually painless, at least initially. So, if you find a swelling that does not hurt, do not ignore it. The fact that she does not hurt is bad news.

Symptom: testicles hurt