The clinical aspects of orchidalgia.

On qualifying and entry into practice the author was surprised to find that chronic bronchitis, with all its ramifications and complications ctnstituted the back-bone of his working life. In the teaching wards this common condition had been a rarity. After more experience it soon became apparent that many conditions existed in the field of general practice, which were seldom, if at all, seen in the teaching hospital, and were often inadequately dealt with even in the text-book. A few conditions seem to escape reasonable description completely. Orchidalgia is one of these. Orchidalgia may be defined as a neuralgic pain, radiating from the testes, and occurring as a result of prolonged and excessive sexual stimulation falling short of natural intercourse. The exact mechanism of production of this syndrome is of course open to speculation. Two distinct factors in its productioni may be postulated, acting for the most part in unison but to varying degrees. These factors are: