Testicular rupture, typically resulting from trauma sustained during a motor vehicle crash or sports play, mainly affects those from the ages of 10–30.
The main symptoms of testicular rupture are scrotal swelling and severe pain, which can make diagnosis difficult.
[2] Testicular rupture is treated with surgery, but the procedure performed depends on the magnitude of the injury and the salvageability of the tissue.
An orchiectomy, which is the removal of the affected testis, is done when the testis is not salvageable[3] and leads to reduced semen quality and higher rates of endocrine dysfunction than repair of salvageable tissue.
Though not typically fatal, testicular rupture can cause hypogonadism, low self-esteem, and infertility.