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Re: penile + groin pain

Written by Paul B. at 30 Apr 2002 15:51:30:

As an answer to: Re: penile + groin pain written by Kyle at 30 Apr 2002 01:20:35:

Certain pieces of information that are crucial:

> feeling like there is a piece of glass stuck in my urethra

Presuming you have never stuck anything in there, and if you or you partner have ever had other partners, you need to have a Chlamydia PCR test, usually taken from a urine specimen (requires the very first bit that you pee after at least six hours holding on). If that is/ was negative, you have to forget about infection,

> dull aches in right testicle and groin area

If the right testicle is not tender, and an ultrasound of testicle (and preferably, groin as well) is normal, then I think you would have to either forget it, or see a neurologist.

It sounds as if the urologist did examine you adequately and there probably is some problem with the nerve(s) in this area (strictly, the "genito-femoral" nerve) being "touchy" (referred to as a "neuralgia"). Such things are a little difficult to treat with drugs as various ones might have to be tried, and would only work as long as you kept taking them and they do have side effects. You may or not think it worth the trouble to take them under those conditions - your call.




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