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| Question: | My testicle bag keeps contracting. There is no pain, but it will not stop contracting day or night. I have seen 12 doctors and had one operation, but nothing helps. Could you give me some advice? |
| Answer: | The scrotum in males is the sac that holds the testicles. The testicles must be kept at exactly the right temperature in order to produce sperm and hormones properly. This temperature is slightly lower than normal body temperature, and this is why the testicles are slung outside the body in the scrotum.
A muscle in the scrotum, called the detrusser, contracts to make the scrotum smaller, or relaxes to make it larger. In cold weather, the detrusser contracts, brings the testicles closer to the body, and thus keeps them warm. In hot weather, the reverse occurs, with the detrusser relaxing to allow the scrotum to sag, and the testicles to move away from the body and keep cool.
I suspect that you are having spasms of the detrusser muscle, which are causing your scrotal contractions. These may be very difficult to stop, but a low dose of a muscle relaxant such as Valium may be tried.
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