Dull Left Testicle/groin Pain, Erectile Dysfunction Age 21

Hey guys. Before I start, I want to say thanks for your time and understanding. I hope none of you mind as I try to explain my problem.

I just turned 21 years old and have had sex twice (once recently and a few months back). I discovered masturbating around age 14 by mistake. I used to masturbate about once every two days. I used to "injaculate" (not ejaculate) for maybe the first few months during age 14, then I realized that ejaculating was the normal thing. Remember, I found out about all this stuff by mistake, and didn't think about using tissues to keep clean first few months. From looking it up on google, it doesn't sound like a problem.

A few years back, I discovered that during ejaculation, my left testicle would "tighten up with feeling" and go up towards the groin, while the right testicle does not (right testicle during ejaculation felt loose and not much feeling). I'm not sure if it was always like that but I assumed it was normal. At that time, I didn't mind.

A few weeks BEFORE I first tried to have sex, I started to get a dull pain near my left lower ab. I don't really know why. I think it's the groin and it feels like the pain is coming from the left testicle. My left testicle does feel more sensitive than my right. If I try to squeeze both testicles, the left testicle would slightly feel more pain. This dull pain usually doesn't even feel like a pain at all. It's more like a stiff feeling that doesn't feel normal and wasn't there before.

Anyways, when attempting to have sex, my penis would get hard, then soft within seconds, hard again, then soft and so on. I can ejaculate but it takes some effort. When my penis won't stay hard, it's embarrassing and not pleasurable. I do not know if the dull pain in my left testicle has something to do with it. I'm attracted to the girl so that's not it.

Now I masturbate maybe every 4-6 days. I was hoping this change may help fight erectile dysfunction and maybe make the dull pain in my left groin go away, but it has not. I've noticed that even during masturbation, my penis gets hard, then soft, hard, and so on. I don't think it's a psychological problem. Any ideas? Any help is appreciated. I'm going to a doctor soon for a general checkup so I'll bring it up with the doc. Some may say use viagra but it's not a common problem for 21 yr old males, so I'll hold off on that. I never tried it but it may not even work in my case. At the moment, I'm avoiding sex. I hope to find out what the problem is first.

 

yep get checked out as soon as possible not a common problem at all for someone your age i am sure dr can fine out what is wrong

 

Shaq08 - it could be several things:

1. Most likely you have a varicocele in your left testicle. It is a varicose vein in the tubes leading from your testicle. I have had one since I was your age and started having sex, and it is hereditary in my case. My doctor said i might have to have the vein removed, but I have never had to, even though that testicle has always been a little more tender than the other one.

2. The other possibility is testicular cancer. Take you testicle and roll it around. It should be smooth and egg shaped. If there are any rough areas on the testicle, get to a doctor right away.

Viagra is not a remedy you should use at 21. Most likely your erection problems are associated with the pain you feel in your genitals, and the fear you have that something is wrong. Discuss this completely and without embarrassment with your doctor, or get him to refer you to a urologist if you are not satisfied with his answers.

PM me if you want more information.

 

I've posted in two other forums and this is the only place I received responses. Awesome! Thanks so much for the help guys. I am at your service

#1 sounds like it might be it, as I don't notice any lumps or bumps. I'll ask the doctor about that vein. Do you have similar ED problems as me?

One thing I would like to further discuss. As I mentioned more clearly in my first post, my right testicle does not have much feeling compared to my left testicle, especially during ejaculation. Could it kind of be "dead"? That may possibly be a problem giving stress to the left testicle, or may be why I get more feeling with the left testicle

I'm hoping to see a doctor soon but I just became eligible for health insurance, so i have to get some insurance problems straightened out first.

 

Shaq - No ED problems have resulted, although the tenderness in my testicle makes aggressive sucking of it not possible.

Your right testicle, you say is "dead" because you cannot feel it during ejaculation. I never really could feel anything in my testicles during ejaculation. Your testicles should nest up next to the penile shaft so that you can barely see them when you are close to orgasm, rather than hanging loosely below the shaft. Does that happen in your case?

You can have your urologist or other doctor test your sperm count to see if both testicles are fertile. He would have you ejaculate into a cup and then perform tests on your sperm to determine their number and mobility. You should have several hundred million sperm in each teaspoon-sized ejaculate from one series of orgasms (most guys ejaculate 6-8 times).

 

A vericocele will feel like a bag of worms when you hold your nut in your hand. Have a doc check it out, they will ultrasound you and they'll know for sure right away.

There is the potential (have you ever been sacked HARD?) that you had testicular torsion, which is when your testicle spins on the vas defrens, and circulation becomes cut off. That could explain the dull pain. However, having nearly had that happen, you'd know for sure! So it's unlikely.

But, if you have been sacked recently (how long has this been going on? Sorry if you mentioned it and I didn't notice) it could have been bruised, and testicular bruising can cause discomfort for a few months. But still, that doesn't really explain the inability to get an erection.

Everything else that was mentioned seems fairly accurate. I have a vericocele on my left testicle, but despite tenderness compared to my right one I have never had any ED problems. Which is slightly untrue.

There are times when I can't get an erection, but that usually just comes from overuse. If you can't get to a doctor right away, do some experimenting. Try masturbating with some porn that you enjoy. But don't do it too frequently I'd say. Every couple of days. Check your semen, to ensure that it's of a normal colour and consistency.

The one final thing, is possibly an STD. I don't know which one, but some pain might indicate that. Honestly, I can't say I know much about them though...

Also, while hopefully some of this advice is helpful, truly, get a doctor's opinion ASAP, cause we're not doctors, only guessing from personal experience and knowledge.

 

Weetone - my varicocele does not feel like a "bag of worms", but rather it is an enlarged vein which I can feel inside my scrotum above my left testicle. Sometimes it also sticks out a little at the bottom of my scrotum, and I can see and feel the bend in the vein there. But it never has given me a problem ED wise, or otherwise, except that it makes that testicle a little tender most of the time. My father had the same problem in the same testicle (it seems to appear in the left one more often).

Shaq - you might ask your father if he had this problem.

 

Mine does haha, and that's how the doctors that I've been to about it described it to me as...and yep, it is hereditary I believe.

 

Weetone - have the doctors suggested an operation to remove the varicocele? I decided not to have it done when I was about your age, and all is OK many years later.

 

He mentioned that it could be done if I wanted to, the main concern is with increased blood flow to the area that it could heat things up and render me sterile. At this point, I'm not too concerned about it. But if I ever do need it removed, I live in Canada, so it's free to me haha. But yeah, not going to worry until he says for sure that it ought to come out.

 

Weetone - I have had no problem producing children with my varicocele. I guess your decision is whether or not it bothers you much or some of the time (if the testicle or scrotum hurts). Also, you might have your sperm tested to see if you are fertile.

 

Thanks for the help guys and possibilities of what it may be. I've waited long but I just got medical insurance so I'm setting up an appointment with a doctor now. I doubt it's an STD since I felt this before having sex for the first time.

Hopefully, all is ok or is at least treatable since I want to have kids and a happy wife in the future =p. If worst comes to worst, I can deal with it though.

Yes, this happens in my case. The left testicle nests up next to the penile shaft, but the right testicle doesn't. This is why I think the right testicle isn't working properly

 

Shaq - Sounds like there are problems with the right testicle. Don't procrastinate about going to a doctor, and make sure to have your sperm count tested. You have two testicles in case something is wrong with one of them.

 

It's been a long time but for those of you reading that feel you may be going through a similar issue as me, I feel the need to post and try to help as I understand how much this problem can suck. I am now 27. Before I explain what I learned and tried, I want to also mention that I can't go long without stimulation to remain erect. Also, I have a hard time maintaining an erection while standing. My doctor feels these are signs of a venous leakage which is yet to be confirmed and can be tricky to treat but is treatable. I still have the left groin pain and some ED to this day & I would say it's slightly but certainly worse than years back. I've done ALOT of research and some testing with doctors since then and I'm more determined to figure it out now.

My doctor checked my testicles through ultrasound and found a minor varicocele (does not feel it's worth treating as success rates aren't that great), a benign cyst on the right testicle that's not a problem and is normal, checked my groin through a CAT scan (normal but found mild levoscoliosis on my spine which MIGHT be what's causing the groin pain.. going to evaluate further with a back doc), and testosterone levels which came back at 300 which is the low end of normal by their standards. He prescribed me cialis for ED which has helped me to maintain somewhat, and clomid last month to raise testosterone as I'm young and clomid doesn't negatively impact fertility like regular test shots can. However, I have researched mixed reviews that Clomid can somehow still cause ED even though it raises testosterone. In my case, this is true as I don't feel it helped me. I will ask the doc to check my estrogen levels, as I think I read that clomid can also increase estrogen which I believe negatively impacts ED if too high. In that case, some doctors prescribe an estrogen inhibitor as well. By the way, I read somewhere that raising testosterone is one form of treating venous leakage.

My plan is to ask my doctor to switch me from cialis to viagra/levitra, and from clomid to HCG (another testosterone precursor that doesn't negatively effect fertility). I will also ask to have my test levels rechecked. I will also ask about penis vacuums and if none of this works, I hear penile implants is the last solution that works well.

As you can see, I've been actively trying to battle this. It's been a long battle as I've sometimes lost health insurance, other times I felt embarrassed to see a doc, and also I hoped optimizing my sleep, diet, exercise and weight would help in time but it didn't much. My best advice is to research GOOD urologists in your area, try for 2nd opinions, and until you figure it out, keep your body healthy. Try to force a healthy erection at least once a day as it gives the penis oxygen. Compare your story to mines and please share to help others. Thanks

 

Were you having sex with your bellybutton again?