Last week,I shared a post b/c of a patient I http://saw.Today"> http://saw.Today  i was saddened more by the story of this patient. A 38yr old man who had Rt Testicular pain when he was 16yrs old. He just went to the chemist and was given analgesic and antibiotics.Five years later...

...that Right testis "disappeared". Seven years ago he was having similar pain on his left testis which was off and on and still didn& #39;t take it so serious until after a week. Apparently he had a TESTICULAR TORSION on the right testis when he was a young man and didn& #39;t bother...

...to see a Dr. TESTICULAR TORSION is an emergency condition when the testes suddenly twists on itself and cuts off the source of blood supply to it(see pic).If not treated immediately,that testis will die and eventually shrink or disappear.For this patient,he had another pain...

..on his left which was he also ignored for a http://week.Today"> http://week.Today  he has NO sperm cells in semen.All because of ignorance.Pls men,women,mothers,wives, anytime a man complains of pain in the testis,quickly rush him to the hosp.Amongst the causes of testicular pain...

...Testicular torsion is the worst. The testis has very time-sensitive tissue and any time u waste is costly. For Drs,pls assume it is Torsion until u prove otherwise. Prehn& #39;s sign is for the textbook. Better to explore and find nothing than delay and lose a testis...

In conclusion,most of us will carry our car to a mechanic workshop but will be angry when a Dr tells u to go to the hospital and be examined properly.Pls this thread is for awareness so we can avoid and learn from the mistake of others. Kindly RT. God bless.