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Testicular Pain

Underlying Cause

Testicular Pain Underlying Cause

Common causes for testicular pain include:

Epididymitis
Sexually transmitted disease
Inguinal hernia
Orchitis:

Mumps
Marburg virus

Testicular injury
Varicocele

Less common causes for testicular pain include:

Kidney stone
Polyarteritis nodosa
Testicular cancer:

Usually painless

Testicular torsion
Torsion of the testes appendix

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Related Conditions

Epididymitis
Inguinal hernia
Orchitis
Testicular torsion

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Last Updated: Jun 23, 2009 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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