Can testicular hydrocele heal on its own?

Testicles are also an important part of the male reproductive system. If there is a problem with a man's testicles, it will actually have a great impact on a man's health. However, testicular hydrocele is also a reproductive system disease with a high incidence rate, especially in children aged 6 to 18 months. At this time, many people will also be confused, can testicular hydrocele recover on its own?

There are many causes of testicular hydrocele, and some of them can heal themselves. For example, most testicular hydrocele in infants and young children will heal on its own before the age of 2 years old. If the testicular hydrocele is caused by inflammation, most of it can be cured after anti-inflammatory treatment. However, if it is a communicating testicular hydrocele, which means that the testicular hydrocele is connected to the abdominal cavity, surgery must be performed to block the channel. In addition, testicular hydrocele caused by trauma, tumor, and hypoalbuminemia requires treatment before it can get better.

Fang Yi

Recipe: 10-15 grams each of gallnuts and alum.

Usage: Grind the medicine to a coarse powder, add 300-400 ml of water to simmer, remove the residue and take the liquid, pour it into a bowl, and when it is lukewarm, soak the entire scrotum in the medicine liquid for 20-30 minutes each time. 1 dose per day, soak 2-3 times. Warm the liquid the next time you use it, and wash the vulva with warm water before use.

Efficacy: Convergence and swelling reduction. It is suitable for primary and secondary testicular hydrocele, spermatic cord hydrocele, communicating hydrocele, etc. in children.

Fang Er

Recipe: 30 grams each of honeysuckle and cicada slough, 15 grams of perilla leaves.

Usage: Add the medicine and water, fry it twice, remove the residue, mix the two juices and pour it into a bowl. When it is warm, soak it first and then wash the scrotum, soaking for 30 minutes each time. 1 dose per day, soak 2-3 times.

Efficacy: dispelling wind, clearing away heat and reducing swelling. Suitable for hydrocele in children.

Fang San

Recipe: 6 grams of cinnamon, 15 grams each of calcined dragon bone, gallnuts, and dried alum.

Usage: First mash the medicine, add about 700 ml of water and boil for 30 minutes. Pour the medicine into a bowl. When the temperature is close to that of the skin, put the entire scrotum into the medicine and soak it for 30 minutes. Soak 2 times a day, 1 dose every 2 days, 8 doses in a row.

Efficacy: Warming menstruation, removing dampness, and reducing swelling. Suitable for testicular hydrocele.

The clinical manifestations of hydrocele are crystal-like swelling on one or both sides of the scrotum, neither red nor hot, controlling the testicles downwards and the lower abdomen upwards, itching and watery discharge or cold-dampness, chronic stagnation and heat. Symptoms such as scrotal redness and swelling, and short and red urine can also be seen.