{"id":1017,"date":"2019-11-30T11:44:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T11:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2020-05-05T13:38:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:38:26","slug":"testicular-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/diseases\/testicular-rotation\/","title":{"rendered":"Testicular Rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sudden pain in the scrotum may be due to a testicle twisting.&nbsp;Then the blood supply to the testicle deteriorates and in the worst case, it ceases completely.&nbsp;Rapid treatment is required to prevent damage to the testicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Testicular twitching<\/span> is most common in puberty but also occurs in young children and adults.\u00a0Among young children, it is most common in the weeks before and after birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms of testicular torsion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of <strong>testicular torsion<\/strong>, you may have one or more of the following symptoms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You suddenly get sore in your scrotum.<\/li><li>The scrotum turns red.<\/li><li>The testicle is tender and swollen when you feel it.<\/li><li>You&#8217;re feeling bad.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it hurts too and fro.\u00a0It can also feel like a discomfort in the scrotum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When and where should I seek care?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If\u00a0you think you have <em>testicular torsion<\/em>,\u00a0contact a\u00a0health care center or an\u00a0on-call clinic immediately.\u00a0If closed, seek care at an emergency room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investigation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The doctor checks the testicle with his hand.\u00a0An\u00a0ultrasound examination is\u00a0sometimes performed.\u00a0You may also have blood and urine tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You should understand the information you receive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to be able to participate in your care and make decisions, it is important that you understand the information you receive from the healthcare staff.\u00a0Ask questions if you don&#8217;t understand.\u00a0You can also ask to have the information printed to read it peacefully.\u00a0Children should also be involved in their care.\u00a0The older the child, the more important it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment of testicular torsion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be operated on if the doctor suspects it is a testicular twist.\u00a0First, you will be\u00a0stunned.\u00a0Then the doctor makes an incision in the scrotum and examines the testicle and blood vessels.\u00a0The doctor turns back the testicle that has twisted.\u00a0They then attach the testicle so that it does not twist again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After the surgery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After the surgery, you should avoid physical activity and sex for a few weeks while the wounds heal.&nbsp;You may need to take&nbsp;pain tablets in&nbsp;the first few days after surgery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudden pain in the scrotum may be due to a testicle twisting. Then the blood supply to the testicle deteriorates and in the worst case, it ceases completely. Rapid treatment is required to prevent damage to the testicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1129,1416],"tags":[1442,1441,1429],"class_list":["post-1017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diseases","category-genitals","category-purse-and-testicles","tag-sudden-pain","tag-testicular-rotation","tag-testicular-torsion-symptoms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1017"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4332,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1017\/revisions\/4332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeepedia.com\/medical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}