Can testicular hydrocele heal on its own?

Testicular hydrocele can heal on its own in some cases, but in most cases it requires medical intervention. Testicular hydrocele may be caused by congenital factors, infection, trauma, etc. It is recommended that patients seek medical treatment in time.

Testicular hydrocele in infants and young children is usually related to incomplete closure of the vaginal process. With growth and development, the vaginal process in some children will naturally close, the fluid will gradually be absorbed, and the symptoms may relieve themselves. In this case, parents need to regularly observe changes in the child's symptoms, avoid strenuous exercise or external force squeezing the scrotum, and keep the area clean and dry.

The probability of self-healing of testicular hydrocele in adults is low, especially when it is secondary to infectious diseases such as epididymitis and orchitis, or caused by scrotal trauma, tumors and other factors. The hydrocele is usually difficult to resolve on its own. If the amount of fluid accumulation continues to increase, it may compress the testicles and affect the spermatogenic function, or cause the scrotum to swell and ache. Treatment requires puncture extraction, drug injection, or tunica vaginal inversion surgery.

Regardless of your age, if you find that your scrotum continues to be swollen, hardened, or accompanied by redness, swelling, heat and pain, you should seek medical advice from a urology department in time. In daily life, you should avoid sitting for a long time, wearing tight pants and other behaviors that increase the temperature of the scrotum, and reduce strenuous exercise to prevent aggravation of fluid accumulation. You can supplement your diet with foods such as broccoli and kiwi fruit that are rich in vitamin C, which can help reduce inflammation.