Blue balls, how and why?

Factual Questions
1

As a male I’ve suffered from this phenomena more than a couple of times.

This extreme pain eminating from both of your holiest of holies is crippling! But it seems to happen when hormones are going crazy the actual cause remains a mistery to me.

Can anyone explain how this works and why it happens?

2

Cecil has spoken on the subject.

3

Good lord, that article made me wince and cover up several times.