What causes orchialgia?
The cause of testicular pain, or orchialgia, isn’t always known, but more common causes include infections, trauma and surgical procedures such as a vasectomy. The testicles are very sensitive and even minor injury can cause pain.
What is a Orchialgia in medical terms?
Orchialgia (pronounced or-kee-AL-gee-ah), also known as chronic testicular pain or chronic scrotal contents pain, is persistent pain in the scrotum with no easily identifiable cause.
What is idiopathic chronic Orchialgia?
CSCP , also referred to as chronic orchialgia or testicular pain syndrome, is persistent pain (lasting at least three months) that is localized to the testicle, epididymis and spermatic cord and interferes with a patient’s quality of life.
How long can testicular discomfort last?
Depending on the cause of your testicle pain, your condition may take up to 4 weeks to heal. Rest: Limit your activity until your pain decreases. Get more rest while you heal.
What causes chronic testicle pain?
Causes of Testicular Pain
- trauma,
- infection,
- prior testicular surgery,
- testicular torsion,
- post-vasectomy pain,
- pelvic floor dysfunction, and.
- neurologic disease.
What causes long term testicular pain?
The etiology of testicular pain is varied and is frequently idiopathic. Easily recognized and reversible causes include spermatocele, tumor, infection, varicocele, and torsion. Chronic orchialgia has been defined as at least 3 months of chronic or intermittent pain.
What causes pain in cremaster muscle?
The cremaster reflex results in a contraction of this muscle which allows the testicle to rise upwards. A hyperactive cremaster reflex; however, can pull the testicle up far too high into the groin, and men with this condition may have to actually push the testicle back down to the scrotum which may result in pain.
Which is the most common cause of orchialgia?
There are many potential causes for orchialgia. The most common ones being injury, infection, surgery (post vasectomy pain syndrome especially0, pain from cancer and potentially testicular torsion (although testicular torsion most often is associated with a sudden onset of pain and should be considered a medical emergency).
What’s the best way to manage orchialgia pain?
One immediate option for managing orchialgia is pain care to help the patient feel more comfortable. The next step is a thorough evaluation to find out what is causing the problem. This may require palpation, medical imaging, and a patient interview to look for risk factors that might be involved.
What kind of surgery is needed for orchialgia?
ORCHIALGIA. When conservative modalities are not effective surgical approaches are an option. However, they should not be considered as a primary treatment modality. The most common surgery performed is called a microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord and should be performed by an expert urologic microsurgeon.
How long does it take for orchialgia pain to go away?
Complete elimination of the patient’s pain should occur within 10 minutes. If pain is not gone or significantly reduced, then it is unlikely that a microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord will be effective in reducing the patient’s pain. Please feel free to contact Dr. Gilbert directly for questions.