tingling testicles

rpm · Newbie Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 2

Hi, I have tingling sensation in my testicles. It's quite frequent in the past week, and used to happen here and there randomly during the past few months.
During this time I also had very mild pain usually in my left testicle. This happened on for a consistent while and then off for a while and on again. Now it's not there.
In the more recent part of this period, maybe like a few weeks now, I also notice that my morning erections and spontaneous erections are less frequent. The quality of the erections is still pretty good but slightly less than before. And it takes slightly longer time to get erected and shorter time to go back to normal size after ejaculation. So I can say there's a general decrease in libido.
There's no pain or burning / itching in my penis, no urination problem, and no weird new fluid coming out of my penis.
When I first had the left testicle pain, I self-examined and found my left testicle to be larger and was worried of a tumor. I had it checked by a doctor and he found nothing and said the pain is probably random (I didn't have much tingling back then so we didn't discuss that). The pain was always pretty mild, and the tingling never hurts (but is kinda annoying and worrisome when coupled with the decrease in penis power).
Along the way (after i started having testicle pain) I had unprotected oral sex from a girl and heavy kissing and rubbing (but no sex). But most of the symptoms, probably all, were already there, just without less frequency.
I am also under good deal of stress and generally feel tense (especially in my neck), have mild sleeping problems, and am anxiety prone and tend to worry about symptoms thinking I have an awful condition (tumor, STD, etc.). But I'm not making these symptoms up, that's for sure.
I know there's no single test for all STDs, but do you think I should get tested for anything specific on the basis of this. Or should I go to doctor for some other reason?
Any advice is much appreciated, thanks a lot.

Bobby · Moderator Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 400

The best thing to do is go to an urologist and tell him about your symptoms, just like you wrote it here.
When you first went to see your doc, what did he do? Did he only feel your testicles or did you have an ultrasound done as well?

I suppose you already know that having one testicle slightly larger that the other is perfectly normal. All guys have it like that.

Considering you don’t have any additional symptoms I don’t think that something’s the matter but hey I can’t tell you anything without seeing your testicle. (besides, I am not sure I would want to touch other guys’ testicles, hehe-just joking).

Anyway, I had some testicular problems myself. It was an inflammation of epididymis and I had swelling, pain, and the symptoms were sudden and strong, so they don’t resemble yours much. It was a bacterial infection.

As for this tingling and erection decrease I would suspect prostatitis, but I am almost certain that you would also get other more devastating symptoms.

And I keep thinking that the decrease in erections is because you are thinking way too much about these symptoms and not because you are actually having problems.

You don’t have any discomfort during masturbation/sex, do you?

rpm · Newbie Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 2

Hey, thanks a lot for your reply. When I went to the doctor, he checked my testicles carefully himself (made me cough and stuff like that) but he did not get ultrasound, etc. (it's the student health center, so they don't easily do that kinda thing there).
Also, I had the contact with this girl I mentioned 2.5 months ago. So I'm starting to think an STD would have caused more symptoms already. But just in case, I'm going to get screened for STDs -because I've never done that in my life and there's a girl I like now, and I don't want to kiss her before I know I'm clean.
I haven't had sex after I got these symptoms but I don't have any problems masturbating or ejaculating.
I guess if the STD tests don't show anything, I'll see if the tingling persists and get referral for a urologist.

Bobby · Moderator Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 400

Hi! That’s a smart thing to do. The worst thing about STD’s is that most of them don’t show any symptoms, especially in guys, so we can go around without even knowing we have it until we decide to have it checked for curiosity or when other problems show up.

Anyway, hope everything goes well at the doc’s and good luck with that girl!

Guest · Guest

my testcls got smaller in a few months

Guest · Guest

If you notice any sensation of "dragging" in your testicles, such as they feel heavier or more massive but don't physically look bigger, it could be a varicocele.

It's a condition prevalent in about 1 out of every 5 to 6 men; basically, valves in the veins that drain blood from your testicles can sometimes fail, and over time the mass of veins in one side or the other (over 90% in the left testicle) dilate and swell beyond what they normally should be.

Other symptoms besides a dragging sensation can be mild to moderate pain in the scrotum or in the lower abdomen. If your left testicle feels like it's surrounded by a "bag of worms," it could also be a varicocele.

The only way to correct the problem is surgery, but for most men it causes no discomfort. It can cause the affected testicle to atrophy (shrink) and affect fertility.

I would suggest going to a doctor and asking for an ultrasound if it persists.

Guest · Guest

have you been back to your urologist? if not, do so. how is your breathing? ok? tekk doc about back neck pain.

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