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May 21, 2010
<b>I have painful testes</b><br>Dear Dr,<br>Whenever I have intimate time with my girlfriend like fondling, my balls (testicles) hurt afterwards even when they have not been touched. It continues for an hour or so, even affecting my movement. Is it normal? Will it affect my sexual activities in fu
I have painful testes
Dear Dr,
Whenever I have intimate time with my girlfriend like fondling, my balls (testicles) hurt afterwards even when they have not been touched. It continues for an hour or so, even affecting my movement. Is it normal? Will it affect my sexual activities in future?
Worried John
Dear John,
The testes hang freely within the scrotum on cords which include blood vessels. You can feel these cords in the scrotum just above each testis. When you are excited sexually, more blood flows to the testes and scrotum and they hang lower. Usually this does not cause pain. But the cords can twist blocking the flow of blood. This causes pain. If the blood flow is cut off completely, one may feel very severe pain necessitating surgical intervention.
When you feel this pain, first try to gently roll the cords between a thumb and finger. This may untwist them and remove any block to blood flow. The pain should decrease almost immediately. Talk to a doctor about this pain. You may need an operation to fix your testes so that they do not twist.
Dr. Paul Semugoma
Dear Dr,
Whenever I have intimate time with my girlfriend like fondling, my balls (testicles) hurt afterwards even when they have not been touched. It continues for an hour or so, even affecting my movement. Is it normal? Will it affect my sexual activities in future?
Worried John
Dear John,
The testes hang freely within the scrotum on cords which include blood vessels. You can feel these cords in the scrotum just above each testis. When you are excited sexually, more blood flows to the testes and scrotum and they hang lower. Usually this does not cause pain. But the cords can twist blocking the flow of blood. This causes pain. If the blood flow is cut off completely, one may feel very severe pain necessitating surgical intervention.
When you feel this pain, first try to gently roll the cords between a thumb and finger. This may untwist them and remove any block to blood flow. The pain should decrease almost immediately. Talk to a doctor about this pain. You may need an operation to fix your testes so that they do not twist.
Dr. Paul Semugoma