Treatment for Twisted Testicles

Testicular torsion occurs when a testicle rotates in a way that cuts off the blood flow to the testicle, which can cause severe testicle pain. This condition requires emergency care within a few hours in order to save the testicle.

Symptoms include:

 

• Being young. Testicular torsion is most common in men younger than 25 years, although it can occur in older adults, children, and infants.
• Severe pain in one testicle, even pain that goes away (sometime the testicle untwists on its own)
• Swelling of the scrotum
• Nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain
• Fever
• Odd position of one testicle compared with the other.

Research has shown that men who develop testicular torsion have a genetic trait that lets the testicle rotate inside the scrotum. Even if the testicle untwists on its own, surgery is needed to prevent the torsion from recurring.

 

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