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Untreated, acute epididymitis's major complications are abscess formation and testicular infarction. Chronic epididymitis can lead to permanent damage or even destruction of the epididymis and testicle (resulting in infertility and/or hypogonadism), and infection may spread to any other organ or system of the body. Chronic pain is also an ...
Chronic scrotal pain (pain for greater than 3 months) may occur due to several underlying conditions. [3] It occurs in 15-19% of men post vasectomy, due to infections such as epididymitis, prostatitis, and orchitis, as well as varicocele, hydrocele, spermatocele, polyarteritis nodosa, testicular torsion, previous surgery and trauma. [3]
Chronic infectious epididymitis is rare. [13] Some signs and symptoms include localized tenderness and swelling in the epididymis, which are different from any tenderness/abnormality present in the testis, these are usually not found in lower urinary tract. Chronic infectious epididymitis may be diagnosed in healthy adolescents as well as men.
Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. [2] Symptoms may include a lump in the testicle or swelling or pain in the scrotum. [2] Treatment may result in infertility. [2] Risk factors include an undescended testis, family history of the disease, and previous history of testicular cancer. [5]
Post-vasectomy pain syndrome (PVPS) is a chronic and sometimes debilitating genital pain condition that may develop immediately or several years after vasectomy. [1] [2] [3] Because this condition is a syndrome, there is no single treatment method, therefore efforts focus on mitigating/relieving the individual patient's specific pain.
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is characterized by pelvic or perineal pain without evidence of urinary tract infection, [8] lasting longer than 3 months, [9] as the key symptom. Symptoms may wax and wane. Pain can range from mild to debilitating. Pain may radiate to the back and rectum, making sitting uncomfortable.
"Some bladder cancers can cause urine-related symptoms of urgency or frequency," Gregg agrees. More rarely, doctors may see signs of colorectal cancer during these routine steps of treatment for ...
The diagnosis should usually be made based on the presenting symptoms but requires timely diagnosis and treatment to avoid testicular loss. [4] [page needed] [1] [2] An ultrasound can be useful when the diagnosis is unclear. [2] Treatment is by physically untwisting the testicle, if possible, followed by surgery. [1] Pain can be treated with ...