Suggest Treatment For Inflammation On The Testicles

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2015

Question: My son had an emergency surgery because he had inflammation in one of his testicles. It was enlarged and was Xrayed and found to be deadened, so the Doctor advised as his legal conservator to have it removed. Since then I have observed that he has permanent penal extension. Though, he isn't sexally active, I catch him massaging himself a lot with a pillow between legs. Is that normal for that to be after such a procedure. He is also incontenent before and after the surgery.

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
That is not related to surgery! Is he in any pains?

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this what your son is experiencing. If he is in no pain, then this is not priapism and has no consequences. I think he is just responding to physiological need of sex and has resolved to masturbation. This is not related to surgery and certainly has no other looming complications related to this observation.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar