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What Does Experiencing Of Movements Inside Testicles Indicate?
Question: I am 18 years old and one year ago I put a worm inside the urethra of my penis (crazy I know). I thought I pulled it out, but a few hours later I felt a sudden onset of intense movement inside my ballsack. Keep in mind this was one year ago. I had an ultrasound done on my testicles and nothing showed up. I still experience this movement today. Also, I have felt awfully different recently. Very restless and hyperactive. My pulse is 49 and I'm concerned that not only is there an organism living inside my scrotum, but that I may have contracted some kind of disease following this incident. I also have some aching (sometimes pains) in my left teste. I think it is fair to say that these symptoms are not caused by anxiety. I read an article that said that If a man were to stick a worm inside his urethra it could remain alive and live off of his sperm. I am approaching help in this fashion due to the embarrassing story.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
With my experience in doing testis ultrasounds regularly, it is least likely for a worm to enter the testis from the urethra as mentioned by you. I am not ruling out the possibility but trying to get the facts that a worm in the urethra will go the the urinary bladder and it is very difficult for it to enter the small tube connecting the testis.
Besides the ultrasound scan shows that no such worm is present. Commonly, there can be conditions in the testis concerning blood flow through the venous channels which give a feeling of worms and this is known as varicose veins. If present, this would also have been found on ultrasound.
In rare occurrences, it can also be that you have a mild infection in the testis and it is causing pain and discomfort.
It is not possible for a worm described by you to be present in the urethra for a year and live off the sperm. This is because the urine washes the urethra many times daily and worm would have also been washed out. Also as mentioned above, the urinary bladder is a much easy access to the worm than the testis.
Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
With my experience in doing testis ultrasounds regularly, it is least likely for a worm to enter the testis from the urethra as mentioned by you. I am not ruling out the possibility but trying to get the facts that a worm in the urethra will go the the urinary bladder and it is very difficult for it to enter the small tube connecting the testis.
Besides the ultrasound scan shows that no such worm is present. Commonly, there can be conditions in the testis concerning blood flow through the venous channels which give a feeling of worms and this is known as varicose veins. If present, this would also have been found on ultrasound.
In rare occurrences, it can also be that you have a mild infection in the testis and it is causing pain and discomfort.
It is not possible for a worm described by you to be present in the urethra for a year and live off the sperm. This is because the urine washes the urethra many times daily and worm would have also been washed out. Also as mentioned above, the urinary bladder is a much easy access to the worm than the testis.
Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Okay. Could an STD cause me to feel like there is something moving on my penis? Also, I was recently concerned about my pulse (49) because the nurse practitioner said that working out and being fit would not cause me to have a pulse that low?And should I have my bladder checked? Could a worm survive inside my bladder?
Brief Answer:
Get tested if you are sexually active
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
If you have been sexually active in the recent times and then your problems have started then it is always good to get checked for STDs.
Since you have not mentioned in detail about the worm, it is difficult to say if the worm can stay in the bladder for a year. However, any condition arising in the bladder due to the worm will be picked up on ultrasound scan. There are worms like urinary bladder fluke which survives in the bladder.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Get tested if you are sexually active
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX,
Thanks for writing back with an update.
If you have been sexually active in the recent times and then your problems have started then it is always good to get checked for STDs.
Since you have not mentioned in detail about the worm, it is difficult to say if the worm can stay in the bladder for a year. However, any condition arising in the bladder due to the worm will be picked up on ultrasound scan. There are worms like urinary bladder fluke which survives in the bladder.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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