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Why do I have pain on the right side of my scrotum?
Query: Hello doctor, For about two weeks, I have a slight discomfort on the right side of my scrotum when the testicles are retracted. It is an uncomfortable pain. When the testicles are warmer and the scrotum is down, I feel no pain at all. I am currently on Zyrtec. I have done a self-examination and the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It could be a muscle pain or varicocele. So, relax and do not worry at all. Ask your primary care doctor to have an ultrasound of the scrotum done with a color Doppler. The final diagnosis can be had only after the ultrasound report has arrived. Regards. Read Full »
I am a 27-year-old male with a lump on the scrotum's outer skin. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 27-year-old male with a medical history of traumatic brain injury, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and epididymitis presenting with a scrotal lump. The lump is 0.472 inch and located on the outer skin of the scrotum, closer to the right testicle. The lump is painless and of red co... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. The photos suggest (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) an inflammatory pathology, most likely a hair follicle infection, which appears to be subsiding in the other pictures. At this point, you should main... Read Full »
How to get rid of a painless genital wart in my scrotum area?
Query: Hi, I need help getting rid of a genital wart from the scrotum area. It has been there for a long time, it does not pain, but it looks very odd. It is in the right part of my scrotum area. Please suggest and help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. I need to see this wart first to advise you about its management. So kindly share photos. Wart removal is necessary. Creams can be tried, but they take time to give you results. Also, warts spread by contact, so you shou... Read Full »
Why do I have pain in my left testicles?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 44-year-old male who is 6.2 feet tall and weighs about 180pounds with an athletic body. I like to do physical activities to keep fit and take a balanced diet. I am having mild pain for the past three weeks in my left testicle. Sometimes it subsides for short intervals. However, aft... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for giving us a lot of details which make our work easy. At this age, it seems to me that you got enlarged prostate hence weaker stream and on-off pain in testis. An enlarged prostate is mainly a male issue at the age of above 40 years. It can cause weaker str... Read Full »
What does a genital wart look like?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a protected sex with escort 15 days ago. We did not kiss or do anything without a condom. Today, I noticed a bump next to my scrotum that looks like a wart. I cannot remember whether it was there before. I just noticed it today and it seems to burn. It terrifies me that it may be a ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and honestly it does not seem to be anything related to sexually transmittable disease. It is not a wart too. You did not mention whether it is painful or exhibiting any other symp... Read Full »
Why do I have an itchy lump on my scrotum?
Query: Hi doctor, I have lumps or cysts on the scrotum for a year of around 8-9 in number. They are of different sizes. There is no pain but I feel too much itching on the skin of the scrotum. When I touch them they feel a little hard. By seeing the photos which I have attached here for your reference plea... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the photos (attachment removed to protect patient identity) you have attached. You are suffering from scrotum steatocystoma multiplex. It is a type of sebaceous cyst. They are benign; do not have any chance of malignancy. So, if they are bothering you... Read Full »
I have pimple-like bumps on my scrotum with an itching sensation and rashes. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have pimple-like bumps and an itching sensation with rashes on the scrotum. I first had an itching sensation on the penis and later had pimple-like bumps on the scrotum area. I also have an itching sensation in other parts of my body with minor dot-like rashes. The encircled part in ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. As per the history and images provided (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity), it appears as scabies. Scabies appears as skin rashes that occur as a reaction to the skin of bed bugs which are not visible... Read Full »
What is the reason for recurring swelling near my testicle?
Query: Hello doctor, A few days back, I observed a lump or swelling near my left testicle. It had also appeared two years back and I had consulted a doctor and after a USG, he suggested that it will disappear by itself without medication. I have not observed anything like that in the previous two years. N... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. If it was just a hydrocele as reported on your USG, then you need not worry. However, I would suggest you repeat the USG scrotum to confirm because these were done two years ago and it is good to monitor it since it has recurred. For more inf... Read Full »
Are sebaceous cysts of the scrotum of serious concern?
Query: Hi doctor, I apply soap on my testicle everyday, and I have pimples on it for five years. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. Please attach a high-resolution image of the pimple during follow-up. Thanks. Read Full »