If you’re dealing with dull, achy, pressure-like, or sharp pain in one or both testicles that has lasted weeks or months, you’re not alone. Chronic testicular pain (also called chronic orchialgia) affects about 1 in 100 men and accounts for up to 1 in 5 visits to a urologist. It can severely impact quality of life, sexual function, physical activity, self-confidence, and mental health.
In this video, Dr. Justin Houman, a fellowship-trained men’s health urologist in Los Angeles, CA at Cedars-Sinai, breaks down everything you need to know: the common causes, symptoms, why it often gets dismissed, and the treatment options that can get you back to normal living.
