Will testicular enlargement and pain heal on its own?

The testicles are very important reproductive organs for men. The synthesis of semen is completed here. If the testicles are abnormal, the consequences can be imagined. The most typical symptoms of testicular disease are pain and swelling. If both occur at the same time, it should be taken seriously. Some people do not take the phenomenon of testicular pain and swelling seriously, and have a lucky mentality, hoping that it can heal itself. So, can testicular swelling and pain heal itself?

Enlarged and painful testicles are caused by orchitis, which cannot heal itself.

Orchitis is an inflammatory disease of the testicles caused by a variety of pathogenic factors. It is divided into two types: acute purulent orchitis and mumps orchitis. Patients with orchitis often have redness, swelling and pain in the scrotal skin. You should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. After the cause is identified, targeted treatment should be given to avoid delaying the disease. If it is not treated in time, it may relapse. In severe cases, it may lead to sexual dysfunction and infertility.

What causes testicular pain?

1. It often occurs after heavy physical labor, such as lifting heavy objects, or after strong sexual excitement. In addition, injuries caused by transurethral instrumentation can lead to epididymitis, and epididymitis can also occur after prostatectomy.

2. Prostate infection and acute epididymitis induced by urethral indwelling catheter and intraurethral instrument examination.

3. Reflux of sterile urine into the vas deferens can cause chemical epididymitis.

4. Acute epididymitis often follows prostatitis. Pain in the scrotum often occurs suddenly and can radiate along the spermatic cord to the inguinal area and lumbosacral region. The pain is usually severe and significantly aggravated by pressure. At the same time, the swelling progresses rapidly and can double the volume of the epididymis within 3 to 4 hours. The body temperature can reach about 40°C. There may be secretions in the urethra, which may be accompanied by cystitis and turbid urine.

How to treat testicular pain

The treatment of testicular pain should be based on the determination of its cause. If the cause cannot be found for the time being, sedative and analgesic treatment can be used. If necessary, spermatic cord procaine blockade can be used to block the vicious cycle between the pain source of neuralgia and the brain's pain center. Some people can induce testicular pain even with a little discomfort or no discomfort at all. At this time, it is completely psychological. Some people associate pain with masturbation and carry a heavy burden of guilt all day long. Little do they know that excessive anxiety and excessive focus on sexual performance can cause sexual dysfunction such as psychological impotence.

Traditional treatments for orchitis include antibiotics, analgesics, and surgical drainage. Each of these methods has its own advantages and disadvantages:

On the one hand, antibiotics and analgesics can only relieve temporary pain, treating the symptoms but not the root cause, and the effects are not immediate. Moreover, long-term use will cause pathogenic bacteria to develop drug resistance and have serious side effects.

On the other hand, since the disease often coexists with urethritis and prostatitis, which are difficult to treat infectious diseases, the difficulty of treating orchitis is directly increased. Especially for those who suffer from chronic orchitis repeatedly, sometimes they have to undergo vasectomy or orchiectomy, which brings great harm to the patients.