TY - JOUR AU - Aljumaily, Aosama AU - Forbes, Ellen AU - Al-Khazraji, Hind Abdul Jaleel AU - Gordon, Allan AU - Lau, Susan AU - Jarvi, Keith Allen PY - 2017 TI - Frequency and severity of chronic scrotal pain in Canadian men presenting to urologists for infertility investigations JF - Translational Andrology and Urology; Vol 6, No 6 (December 15, 2017): Translational Andrology and Urology (Bladder Cancer: Genetics and Biomarker for Optimized Clinical Decision-making and Improved Outcomes) Y2 - 2017 KW - N2 - Background: Chronic scrotal pain (CSP) may be debilitating in men presenting for treatment for CSP, but we have little information on the frequency and severity of CSP in the men who do not seek care for the CSP. Our objective was to identify the frequency and characteristics of CSP in a population of men presenting for reasons other than CSP to a urology clinic. Methods: Men presenting to a urology clinic for investigation of male infertility (INF) completed a standardized CSP questionnaires if they self-reported having CSP. This prospectively collected database was then retrospectively analyzed. Results: Forty-five of 1,203 (3.7%) of INF patients (mean age 35: range, 24–59), reported having CSP (INF/CSP). Our comparison group was 131 men presenting for investigation of CSP [mean age 43±12 (SD) years with a mean duration of CSP of 4.7±5.95 years]. On average, men with INF/CSP had less severe and frequent pain than those with CSP, with significantly less pain during “bad” pain episodes (5.2±2.2 vs . 7.4±2.1, VAS score 0–10, P vs . 42%±30% of the time, P vs . 46/131, P Conclusions: Clinicians should be aware that CSP is common among men presenting for conditions other than CSP and that even if the pain levels are not “severe”, the chronic pain often has a significant negative impact on QOL. UR - https://tau.amegroups.org/article/view/17683