People with testicles may get a condition known as epididymitis, which can cause pain and swelling in the testicles. The condition usually improves with antibiotics. Share on Pinterest twomeows/Getty ...

In the back of the testicles, there is a coiled tube called the epididymis. This tube stores and carries sperm and is linked to the ejaculatory duct by another tube called the vas deferens.

The alt text for this image may have been generated using AI. We investigated the possible effects of Bin1b on sperm maturation by using the epididymal epithelial cell culture previously used for ...

This week, Louise Brown, the first person born after conception by in vitro fertilization (IVF), celebrates her 40th birthday. Thanks to assisted reproductive technologies like IVF and ...

For sperm, there's a vas deferens between start and finish, but the epididymis is what alters these swimmers en route. Stocktrek Images, Inc./Alamy Eat poorly, and your body will remember—and possibly ...

Testicular pain is pain you feel in one or both of your testicles. Your testicles are the two soft, round structures inside your scrotum, the sac of skin underneath your penis. Testicles make sperm ...

Why Should I Care About Testicular Disease? Happily, significant testicular disease is uncommon and usually not serious. But if you have any testicular pain or a change in your testicles -- such as a ...

Human sperm cells travel up to 6 meters in their transit from testes to penis, and most of that journey occurs in the epididymis, a tightly coiled tube that primes the cells for their ultimate task: ...

Background A 56-year-old man presented to a urology clinic with a painless left-testicular mass of unknown duration. On physical examination, a firm mass measuring 2 cm × 2 cm and involving the ...

A spermatocele is a fluid-filled sac or cyst. It develops on the epididymis, the small tube that stores and transports semen from the testicles. It may feel like a hard, painless lump or there may be ...