hi, i have the above syptoms but with out the aching, its never ached but notice it when checking my self, it has been a year since i noticed it and like i said never ached is this Varicocele in your opinion? do i need to see a doctor?

thanks.

ive had this problem with pain in my left testical now for 2 years and pain near my pubic bone area .keep going back to the docters changing pills etc nothing is working and the doc said he wouldnt put me down for an operation etc the pain gets so bad sometimes it puts me in bed for a couple off days .any advise will be greatly apprectiated ive nearly lost my job due to time off too.

hia gareth we share the same name and the same problem i had my varicoceal confirmed in 2000 and recently its got worse i can feel the varicaseal getting bigger and feel a dull ache also swelling so i went for a private scan( £180 well worth it )again to be on the safe side and its nothing just that varicaceal flairing up again but always better to be safe than sorry im getting a op to have it removed and than its done no more problems but to the men out there go doctors cos weve all seen what happened to that footballer and if it was the biggun its easy treated if caught early and i know when you read the google it scares you but that whats made me go and im glad it did peace off mind

Hi i'm Danny and im 13. I am worried that i have developed a varicocele. There is something that feels like lumpy vains underneath my left testicle and ive had it for quite a while. I think its gradually getting bigger and want to know if a varicocele is serious and if i should see a doctor. I havent told my parents as i am too embarrased.
Thanks.

i have suffered & still do from this condition,varcocele,i had to persist with my doctor as the pain got worse i would double up in agony,like a kick in the balls would feel like,,i was eventually sent to a urinery expert in this area,he tried to put me off of the operation as he felt i was being a bit of a baby,i insisted & he operated & apologised as the vein was very swollen higher up,you have to persist if the pain is unbearable,but the condition will re-occur i have been told,there is no cure or quick fix.sorry

i'm now 15 years old and developed a varicocele at the age of about 12/13, this was "apparently" unusual but i eventually plucked up the courage to go to my doctors, i had a minor operation and was in and out of hospital the same day, had 3 minor scars and was not in much pain at all! if in doubt go to the doctors it's worth it.

hey guys.
i had my Varicocele treated on. mine is very big.
i had the Feed Vain blocked off, which should mean the Varicocele should be slowly disappearing. after 3 months, it does change from day to day, but it is still there. so i am hoping that in time it will go completely. i dont have the pain there anymore which is good. the operation wasn't bad either. in and out in a morning.

Hi!!
Its been a while now since i found a lump on/beside the top of my right testicle. Im not really sure if its grown or not. Its only about the size of a pea but what worries me is that it feels completely seperate to the ball its not painful i just want to be sure its nothing to worry about? Im no doc but it feels like a blockage or something? Any advice etc??

Im 27 and almost exactly 3 months ago I had a cycling accident in which I fractured my pelvis. Though I was on crutches for a few weeks and in some pain – I was lucky enough to have sustained only hairline fractures to my pelvis – I made a full recovery without surgery.

At the time I had general aches and pains around my groin and hip and most alarmingly the top of my penis turned black a week after the accident – despite not having sustained any direct trauma to this area. Naturally I was quite concerned – but the nurse said it was just gravitational bruising and quite common. The visible signs of this faded quite quickly.

However as the rest of my aches and pains have faded there is still a notable pain in the top of my scrotum and a heavy dragging feeling in my testicles. I'm pretty sure its not my testicles themselves which hurt alough its quite difficult to precisely pin-point the source of the pain. And my spermatic cords – although I never made a conscious effort to check them out before the accident do feel lumpy and enlarged.

I'm worried varicocele is what I have. Are pelvic trauma's of the type I sustained a common cause of varicocele? I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to shed some light on this. Would anti-inflammatory medication do anything for me at this stage or is surgery the only option. Hopefully the doctor will refer me to a urologist.

i have been getting pains now an again that i can only describe as constant aches that come n go every couple of seconds. There can be no pains for hours but i will sit down for a while or lay on my stomach while on a games console then when i stand i get this twinge,ache,pain Repeatedly also as sombody said near top that they have been having pain in there back well ive had this too. I have been to the doctor an told him this an he referred me to a phsio which i didnt get in contact with because they never booked me an apointment now im getting worried about the pains as its been a couple of months. I just wounder weather ive pulled a muscle that is connected to my groin or somthing which has resulted in me pullin my groin i dont no im not a doctor lol but i always think the worst too as i have had unprotected sex with randoms, And also think could it be the other (Cancer) now i have just seen this Varicocele i keep telling myself its that i dunno what to do i cant keep getting my balls out to my gp as this is very imbarresing as im not hugely hung a grower NOT a shower What do i do ????????