What is the cause of pain on the left side of the testicle?

Normal men should have two testicles, and the left and right testicles are distributed on both sides of the scrotum, and they also play the role of storing semen. Because the male testicles are also a very fragile place, when the male testicles are painful, the pain symptoms will be very obvious. However, some men will obviously find that they only have unilateral testicular pain, so what is the cause of the pain in the left testicle of male friends?

1. Orchitis

When the testicles become inflamed, pain is one of the main symptoms. There are many causes of orchitis. For example, patients with mumps may develop orchitis, with symptoms of testicular pain and swelling. Severe gonorrhea can also cause orchitis. Chronic prostatitis can also show symptoms of testicular pain, which is mainly unilateral and persistent.

2. Testicular damage

If the testicles are damaged due to violence or car accidents, it can also cause testicular pain, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and even fainting.

3. Testicular torsion

Testicular torsion is one of the common acute symptoms in the scrotum. Vigorous exercise or external force on the testicle may cause testicular torsion. Severe testicular pain occurs suddenly during sleep or rest. Some patients are accompanied by nausea and vomiting, scrotal swelling, and obvious tenderness.

4. Testicular ischemic pain

This phenomenon is more common in the elderly, and is usually caused by sclerosis of the testicular artery, which leads to stenosis of the artery. The pain is severe, worsens during activity, and eases during rest.

The above has briefly introduced the causes of testicular pain. Actively treat the disease according to the cause of your own illness. Early treatment can alleviate the deterioration of the disease. In particular, pay attention to treating the disease as early as possible. Orchitis is more harmful to men, so the disease must be treated as early as possible.