Testicular torsion

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Symptoms

By Mayo Clinic staff

Signs 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)

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Jan. 29, 2008

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