Testicles: left lower than right, experiencing pain...is thi Posted: 09-12-06 10:00am
Hi. I've been having ocassional testicle
pain, especially in only one of them (the
left one). I've been diagnosed with
Chlamydia 7 months ago, althgouh i've
never had sexual intercourse or oral sex.
The left one usually hurts. It also kinda
hangs...lower than the other one. Why??
Why is it lower than the other one? I
tried to check for any bumps or anything
like that...Everything seems to be fine.
The pain is ocassional, once a week or
even two. Could it be Epidymitis?? (pardon
the spelling ).
Yesterday I asked for some blood tests.
Can STDs be detected ONLY with blood
tests?
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Sexual Health - Men Answer A1527 Posted: 09-20-06 03:59am
According to your symptoms (occasional
pain in the left testicle) you might be
experiencing chronic inflammation of the
epididymis (epididymitis). A physical
examination, sperm analyses and ultrasound
have to be done to confirm or exclude the
diagnosis.
A left testicle placed lower than the
right testicle is a normal condition.
Nobody has ideal symmetry. The left
testicle probably has a longer vas
deferens so it is placed lower.
STDs are generally confirmed in 2 ways:
1. isolation of the agent in the urethral
smear or sperm (microbiologically) and
2. detection of antibodies against the
agent in the blood (serologically).
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