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By Mayo Clinic staffSigns and symptoms of testicular torsion include:
- Sudden or severe pain in one testicle
- Swelling of the scrotum (a loose bag of skin under your penis that contains your testicles)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Fever
Other signs of testicular torsion can include:
- A testicle positioned higher than normal or at an odd angle
- Sudden testicle pain that went away without treatment — this can occur when a testicle twists and then untwists on its own (intermittent torsion and detorsion)