HomeAnswersUrologyepididymo-orchitisI have dull tight pain in testicles and spermatic cord all the time. What could be the reason?

Dull tight pain in my testicles and scrotum is interrupting my normal and sexual life. Please help.

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Dr. Vinodhini J.

Published At January 22, 2020
Reviewed AtJuly 20, 2023

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I am a 35-year-old male and have been experiencing a dull, tight pain on the back of my testicles and in the spermatic cord. Sometimes it feels like a rough scraping inside my scrotum. The pain is debilitating, and I have had it for about six months now. It started on the backside of my right testicle, but now it has spread to the back of both testicles and I have pain going up from the scrotum. I have had an ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, taken antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, and antidepressants, and all tests are normal with a varicocele in the left. But I still have pain when walking or sitting, anytime something pushes into my scrotum. When I stand still it is better, and I cannot wear underwear or anything tight on my scrotum because of horrible pain. Also, I have noticed that my testicles have started retracting up almost into my abdomen when having sex, (however, I cannot have sex cause it hurts too much), but this retracting is real tight and it has never happened before this year. Please help.

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Your history and clinical symptoms are suggestive of epididymo-orchitis of both testes. You told that you have undergone a number of investigations. It would have been convenient for me if you had uploaded the same. Anyway, you need a clinical examination too. So you need to visit the office of your local urologist for management of the same. Another possibility is nerve entrapment syndrome as you have undergone groin hernia surgery on the left side. But the possibility is less as you have bilateral symptoms and you had undergone surgery on the left side. But you have to wear tight inner garments as that is the prerequisite for the treatment of epididymo-orchitis.

Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your reply. I got my ultrasound, and I will upload it. My pain is in the spermatic cord, which attaches to the back of my right testicle. It is definitely in the cord group right before my right testicle.

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I have gone through your queries. It will have been convenient for me if you have uploaded the USG report. The photographs are difficult to interpret as these lack continuation and are merely static images, not real-time photographs. But it looks like the vascularity of your testis and cord on both sides is well maintained. However, your symptoms are suggestive of epididymal-orchitis. You have to wear tight underwear or a suspensory scrotal bandage. I suggest you to follow a few things mentioned below. Take the tablet Paracetamol 650 mg three times daily or SOS for pain relief. Check urine. Get one uroflowmetry done to exclude any voiding dysfunction. Get one USG KUBP and PVR to look for prostate and post-void residual. If urine CS does not reveal growth, you may need to send expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) for culture and sensitivity. For all these things, you need one visit your local urologist. He will examine you clinically and judge your clinical condition.

I hope this has helped you. Thank you.

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Dr. Sandip Pramanik
Dr. Sandip Pramanik

Urology

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