Caith721 (imported) wrote: Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:39 am We already know from simple anatomy there is a single small artery that feeds, and a single small vein that exhausts fluids from each testicle. Most people require an average of 7 to 14 days for any tenderness and swelling from injections to resolve. I wouldn't dream of visiting the urologist within a month of placing an alcohol injection, that's for certain.
Caith im sorry this sounds pissy, but please review your anatomy. The testicular artery splits into many branches before entering the testicle. Also you may call it small, but relatively, it isn't. The testicular artery does not have the same mechanism to clamp down as most other peripheral arteries. Therefore if you were to sever it, it would bleed like stink. It will not clamp down on its own and the only way to stop it is to ligate it or hope you can get enough pressure on it to form a clot. Therefore even though it is smaller than say your brachial artery, it can bleed as if you had cut one of the peripherals.
Also the testies drain into the papiniform plexis, a group of veins that encircle the artery and spermatic cord.
hope this helps.