Testicular Pain Symptoms

With testicular pain, the doctor's first goal is to determine whether or not the pain is caused by testicular torsion, because this is a medical emergency requiring immediate surgery. Though the following information may be used to help differentiate the symptoms of testicular torsion and epididymitis, the patient must not delay seeking medical evaluation.

• Pain from testicular torsion usually comes on suddenly.

• Pain from epididymitis usually sets in gradually. Early on, pain due to epididymitis is often just in the area of the epididymis itself.

• With testicular pain from any source, the patient may experience any of the following symptoms:

• Swelling and redness of the testicles and scrotum
  
  
• Nausea and/or vomiting
  
  
• Fever
  
  
• Painful urination or penile discharge
  
  
• Pain with intercourse, pain with ejaculation, blood in the semen or urine