I've read your advice to others and I appreciate your thoroughness and professionalism.

Here is my question.

I feel what appears to be a stone-like lump in my groin (not on a testicle), roughly at the right base of my scrotum. It seems to roll around and  be connected to a vein, but I am not 100% sure if it is on a vein (but yes, a big vein seems to lead to it, and the lump does "roll" if pushed).

(I first noticed it 8 months ago, a few days after an unusually sustained sexual session in which I was close to ejaculating many times, but did not. I am not 100% sure if that is coincidental, but it seems likely.)

It is the size roughly of a green pea and has not seemed to increase in size since I first noticed it 8 months ago. It has not, however, decreased either.

Occasionally I have felt an aching in that area, and it was only a couple of months ago that I realized the area becomes tender -- and the "pea-shaped swelling" seems to become a little more inflamed -- if I ejaculate more than every 4-5 days.

So lately I have been trying to keep ejaculations as infrequent as possible in hopes it will help.

My general practitioner emailed me awhile back saying it is probably a phlebolith, but she cannot say for certain.

Now I believe it is a variocele or has to do with the spermatic cord?

I am 35 years old, otherwise in good health, have never had an STD, have been on Propecia for 5 years, but have no health insurance (or I would see a urologist).

If it is a phlebolith (or a variocele), will it go away? How long will it take?

Any additional information or insight would be appreciated.

Thank you!