epididymitis and
orchitis is a disease affecting the testis and epididymis (a long structure on the posterior surface of the testes, that stores and matures sperm before if is expelled through the ductus deferens). The condition normally results from ascending infection of the urinary tract, which tracks from the bladder to the male gonads.
What are the symptoms of epididymitis and orchitis?
Common symptoms of epididymitis and orchitis can include:
•Pain, swelling and tenderness in your scrotum. Only one side of the scrotum is affected.
•Inability to walk without limping because of pain
•An accumulation of watery fluid in the scrotum
•Pain that at first is most intense at the back of one testicle
•Redness and heat in the painful area
•Burning when you urinate
What are the risk factors of epididymitis and orchitis?
The most common association with this disease is unprotected sexual intercourse and a promiscuous sexual lifestyle. As the bacteria that cause these diseases are primarily sexually-transmitted, patients who maintain such a lifestyle are at increased rick of developing an infection.
In addition, epididymitis and orchitis is also more common among those patients with a history of urethral stricture (narrowing of the urethra) which allows easier access of bacteria to infect the urinary tract.
What are the treatments for epididymitis and orchitis?
This condition is normally caused by bacterial infection which responds well to antibiotic therapy. The type of antibiotic used will depend on the type of bacteria most common to the area, and the results of urine and blood investigations.
In addition to antibiotics, herbal medicine named
Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill can also cure epididymitis and orchitis effectively. Actually, herbal medicine could be a better choice. Though it may work slowly, it can get rid of this condition and doesn’t have any side effects.
