15 years old with aching testicles

[Flinn]

This sounds really stupid to say but every couple of days my testicles start to ache idk why but it makes me feel kinda sick, idk if its something to do with my porn addiction and maybe the fact that i usually cum quite a lot per day but idk what it might be other than that

[Latha]

Hi there, Flinn- welcome to the boards!

If you don't mind, I want to ask a few questions, just to make sure I understand your situation- does the pain start after you've masturbated? How long does it last? And, why do you think you have a porn addiction?

[Flinn]

The pain is just kind of on and off like it comes and really random times i dont touch them at all and they just start to ache and also about the porn addiction thing, im trying to quit but i am struggling with porn addiction and masturbate like 5 times a day to porn

[Sam W]

Hi Flinn,

If the pain is a recurring and has been bad enough to make you feel sick, it may be time to check in with a healthcare provider to see if there's an underlying cause that needs addressing.

So you know, unless the way you masturbate involves a lot of stimulation of your testicles, it's probably not the cause of the aching. Too, when we talk about porn use, it's much more accurate to use the term "compulsion" rather than addiction. If you're masturbating when you don't really want to be because you feel like you have to, or doing so even when it gets in the way of other things you need or want to be doing, that could be a compulsive behavior that's worth addressing. But if you're just masturbating a lot, that in and of itself isn't automatically a harmful behavior.