One of the main causes of painful scrotal swelling is testicular torsion. This is an injury or an event that causes a testicle in the scrotal sac to twist and cut off blood circulation. This very painful injury could cause tissue death to the scrotum in a matter of hours. Medical conditions and diseases can also cause the scrotum to swell.
As said, credit and debit cards (cartes bancaires or cartes bleus) are widely used in France. This is also practical as automatic payments are common in France for things like train/metro tickets, parking, motorway tolls, etc.
Best Answer: Since January 1st, 2001, we use the EURO. Before that, we used to use the French Franc. Always mention French as there are other currencies named franc in the world, Swiss Franc, Pacific Franc, CFA Franc (central africa), etc.....and these currencies are still in use. since 2001 the currency of France is EURO as majors country in EU, Before it was FRANC.