title: [Essential testodynia].
abstract: Testodynia can be defined as long-lasting or recurrent testicular pain in younger men with no physical disease in their scrotal contents. The condition is suggested as a psychosomatic disease caused by any unrealized or unsolved existential problem leading to a chronic psychological stress reaction. The stress causes alpha 1-receptor mediated contraction of smooth muscle in the vas deferens and epididymis. The pain arises due to the muscle spasm or sperm obstruction. The therapy is a combination of psychotherapy and alpha 1-receptor blocking agents.
authors.affiliation: Aalborg Sygehus, urologisk afdeling.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krarup
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D012611:Scrotum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1