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Ruptured left testicle about 6 weeks ago. they did an orchiopexy to repair the testicle and removed half of it. surgical site is still healing but i have some stitches that havent gone away. can i masturbate or should i wait more time?
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Surgical site should have healed in 6 weeks. Wait till it heals completely to be on the safe side
Answered 9/22/2022
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