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Hernias: Causes, Types, and Treatments
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Testicular Pain
Testicular pain has many causes, including testicular torsion, cancer, injury and epididymitis. Treatment of pain in the testicles depends on the cause.
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Hernia (Abdominal Hernia)
A hernia occurs when an organ or piece of tissue protrudes from the space in which it is normally contained. Symptoms of a hernia include pain, nausea, vomiting, bowel obstruction, and fever. Hernias are diagnosed by a physical exam and imaging tests. Some hernias may be held in place with a supportive belt. Other hernias require surgical repair. The prognosis of people who undergo elective hernia repair tends to be good.
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Prostatitis (Inflammation of the Prostate Gland)
Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate gland. Signs and symptoms of prostatitis include painful or difficulty urinating; fever; chills; body aches; blood in the urine; pain in the rectum, groin, abdomen, or low back; and painful ejaculation or sexual dysfunction. Causes of prostatitis include STDs, bacteria from urinary tract infections, or E. coli. Treatment for prostatitis depends on if it is a bacterial infection or chronic inflammation of the prostate gland.
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Do Testicular Cysts Go Away?
Most testicular cysts go away on their own with rest and scrotal support. However, if the cyst is enlarged or becomes infected, they may require surgical intervention.
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What Does the Lump Feel Like in Testicular Cancer?
In testicular cancer, a lump may feel like painless swelling in one or both testicles or a hard lump that makes the entire testicle feel firmer than usual.
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What Treatments Help Relieve Testicular Pain?
Learn what medical treatments can ease your testicular pain symptoms and help you relieve testicular pain.
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Can Testicular Cancer Kill You?
Testicular cancer can be aggressive, growing and spreading rapidly. However, testicular cancer is highly treatable even after it spreads. Hence, the prognosis for men with testicular cancer is good because the disease can usually be treated successfully.
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What Could Be Causing My Testicular Pain?
Testicular pain affects thousands of men every year. Learn the signs of testicular pain, different warning signs to look for, how doctors diagnose it, and how it is treated.
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What Are the Five Warning Signs of Testicular Cancer?
Testicular cancer arises from the testes (a part of the male reproductive system). The testicles are responsible for the production of male sex hormones and sperm for reproduction. Warning signs of testicular cancer include a testicular lump, aching in the groin, swelling, back pain, and infection.
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Can Testicular Cancer Be Detected in Blood Tests?
The testicles lie in the scrotum at the base of the penis. They are responsible for the production of male sex hormones and sperms. Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer occurring in American males between the ages of 15 to 35 years. Testicular cancer can be aggressive and spreading rapidly, but it is treatable.
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Types of Hernias
A hernia appears when a part of tissue or organ bulges through a weak point in the body. There are various types of hernia occurring in different parts of the body. The signs, symptoms, and complications vary with each type of hernia and the severity of the hernia.
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Is Testicular Cancer Curable?
Testicular cancer is curable and responds well to treatment, with high survival rates even when the cancer has spread beyond the testicles.
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What Is Usually the First Symptom of Testicular Cancer?
The first signs and symptoms of testicular cancer are a painless lump in the testicular area, unusual firmness in the affected testis or dull aching in the scrotum or the groin.
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How Do They Test for Testicular Cancer?
Testicular cancer develops when one of the many kinds of testicular cells multiply uncontrollably, forming a mass. Tests for testicular cancer include ultrasound, CT scan, blood tumor markers and biopsy.
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What Is Usually the First Sign of Testicular Cancer?
Testicular cancer is cancer that is mostly seen in young men. It can show different symptoms in different people. However, the most commonly reported symptom of testicular cancer is ‘a lump in the testis.’
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How Do Doctors Test for Testicular Cancer?
Diagnosing testicular cancer requires a thorough history and physical examination along with diagnostic testing. A diagnostic test can confirm or eliminate disease presence, monitor the disease progress or evaluate if the disease has spread to other parts of the body.
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What Tests Are Done to Diagnose Testicular Cancer?
Testicular cancer is generally discovered in its early stages. It may be felt as a lump during self-examination of the testes or accidentally. It may be also observed as swollen or enlarged testes. In other cases, the doctor may find a lump in the testicle during a routine physical examination. Rarely, testicular cancer may not show any signs till it is advanced or spread to other sites in the body.
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What Is the Main Cause of Testicular Cancer?
Like most types of cancer, it is difficult to identify the exact cause of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer may be caused by genetic mutations in the cell DNA. Studies are being conducted to learn how certain changes in a cell’s DNA can cause the cell to become cancerous.
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