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Review
. 2017 May;6(Suppl 1):S14-S19.
doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.03.91.

Psychological perspectives in the patient with chronic orchialgia

Fei Lian  1 , Ankur Shah  1 , Benjamin Mueller  1 , Charles Welliver  1
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Review

Psychological perspectives in the patient with chronic orchialgia

Fei Lian et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 May.

Abstract

Chronic orchialgia is a challenging problem to both the practitioner and unhappy patient and may be a poorly understood manifestation of a potential variety of different discrete causes. Treatment options can be wide ranging and include conservative measures, medical therapy, in office treatments and surgical procedures. Research has primarily focused on these more concrete treatment options with little focus on the either co-morbid or causative psychological issues. By at least considering the potential psychological co-morbidities and stressors that may be associated with chronic orchialgia, physicians can better utilize a multi-modal approach to this vexing problem.

Keywords: Orchialgia; chronic pain; psychosomatic pain.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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