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Testicular Pain (cont.)

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:


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