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Expert: Stephen W. Leslie, MD - 11/4/2009


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hello doctor,i'm 26.i've a problem in my scrotum.my testicles moves all the time.when one goes up,another goes down.it doesn't stop for a single minute.very often i feel acute pain in my scrotum just for 4-5 seconds.i've been observing this moving since last 8 years.is it normal?will it cause any problem in my conjugal life?i've no problem in my penis.plz help.

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Burhan:

Usually, the testicles move together based on temperature and other factors.  They should either both go up or both go down.  I cannot explain your situation from the available information.  Since you are having pain, it may be worth checking with a urologist just to make sure.  It seems unlikely that this would cause any problem with future conjugal life.

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Stephen W. Leslie, MD

Expertise

Questions concerning erectile dysfunction, kidney stones and prostate disorders including prostate cancer. I have a special interest in kidney stone disease prevention.

Experience

Full time practicing urologist with 30 years experience. Associate Professor of Surgery and Chief of Urology at Creighton University Medical Center. Editor in Chief of eMedicine Urology internet textbook. Author of only NIH approved book written for patients by a urologist on the subject of kidney stones "The Kidney Stones Handbook". Inventor of the "Parachute" and "Escape" kidney stone baskets and the "Calculus" stone prevention analysis computer program.

Organizations
American Urological Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Sexual Medicine Society

Publications
Men's Health, Journal of Urology, Urology, Healthwatch Magazine, Emergency Medicine Monthly, eMedicine, "The Kidney Stones Handbook", and numerous articles in various newspapers. He is also the editor of the Urology Board Review by McGraw-Hill used by urologists to study for their Board Certification Examinations.

Education/Credentials
Graduate of New York Medical College with residencies completed at Metropolitan Hospital New York, Albany Medical Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Awards and Honors
Thirlby Award of the American Urological Association. Rated as one the country's Best Urologists by the Independent Consumer's Research Institute

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