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Penile and Scrotal Pain

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Genital pain has physical as well as psychological components. A sensitive approach to investigate and resolve both mentioned above is deemed as good medical practice.

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Sundareswaran, G.N. (2016). Penile and Scrotal Pain. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2713-7_27

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