What happens after testicle removal surgery?

The groin or scrotal area may be sore, bruised, swollen, or numb while the incision heals. The removed testicle is examined in a laboratory, and the result is discussed with you alongside examination, blood tests, and any imaging that your team considers relevant. This information helps determine whether monitoring or additional treatment is appropriate.

If one testicle remains and works normally, it may continue producing testosterone and sperm. Some people notice changes in hormone levels or fertility, particularly when other treatments are also planned. Ask about sperm banking before treatment if having biological children matters to you.

Keep the incision dry or dressed as instructed, wear supportive underwear if recommended, and use prescribed pain relief. Gentle walking is useful, but avoid heavy lifting, cycling, and strenuous exercise until your surgeon clears them. Attend the pathology and follow-up appointments. Ask when sexual activity, work, driving, and return to exercise are suitable for your recovery.

Contact your surgical team for increasing redness, warmth, discharge, fever, worsening pain, difficulty passing urine, or swelling that is getting larger. Seek urgent help for heavy bleeding, severe abdominal pain, sudden chest pain, serious breathing difficulty, fainting, or collapse.

Ask when the pathology report will be reviewed, whether blood tests or scans are planned, how testosterone and fertility may be affected, whether chemotherapy is advised, and what symptoms should be reported between visits.