Testicular Pain / Testicle Pain – Doctor and Condition

Testicular pain, or testicle pain, is a pain that is either in the testicles, the scrotum, the coiled tube and tissue behind the testicles (epididymis), or in the groin or abdomen, but is felt in the testicles (called a referred pain – i.e. kidney stones, some hernias, etc.). The testicles are where sperm and male sex hormones are produced. Testicle pain can be from a wide variety of potential causes. The testicles are a very sensitive part of the body, so even a very minor injury can cause testicle pain.

Testicular Pain / Testicle Pain Causes May Include:

• Diabetic Neuropathy (nerve damage from diabetes)
• Epididymitis (epididymal inflammation)
• Hydrocele (fluid buildup that causes swelling of the scrotum)
• Idiopathic Testicular Pain (an unknown cause)
• Inguinal Hernia
• Kidney Stones
• Mumps
• Orchitis (an inflamed testicle)
• Prostatitis (prostate infection or inflammation)
• Scrotal Masses
• Spermatocele (fluid buildup in the testicle)
• Testicle Injury (often from a hit to the testicles)
• Testicular Torsion (twisted testicle)
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
• Varicocele (enlarged veins in the scrotum)
• Testalgia
• Orchalgia
• Testis Cancer