Is there any association of COVID-19 with Testicular Pain and Epididymo-orchitis.

AIMS: This study aims to analyze the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related testicular pain in hospitalized patients due to COVID-19 and to review as an etiological factor for epididymitis, orchitis or both. METHODS: A total of 91 patients were included in the study. A questionnaire was formed for the questioning of testicular pain or epididymo-orchitis in patients with COVID-19. Demophrahics and past medical history was also recorded. Patients' neutrophil and lymphocyte counts, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios (NLR), C-reactive protein (CRP)levels and D-dimer values were recorded. Patients with COVID-19 were divided into two groups according to absence or presence of testicular pain or epididymo-orchitis as group 1 and group 2. All results were compared for both groups. RESULTS: The median age of patients was similar in both groups. Testicular pain was occured in 10.98% of the patients. Clinical presentation of epididymo-orchitis was diagnosed in only one patient. No statistically significant difference was reported in terms of patients' age, levels of CRP and D-Dimer or NLR and results of questionnaire form queries between the two groups (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Testicular pain was observed more frequently in hospitalized COVID-19 cases. While no inflammation marker which is related to predict of testicular pain or epididymo-orchitis was found in patients with COVID-19.