Bringing so many severe consequences to males, chronic epididymitis is considered as a common condition of man. We all know that the chronic epididymitis should be cured timely, but do we know that the timely diagnosis is also important? How many diagnostic methods for the chronic epididymitis are there? Let’s take a look together.
1. Urine test or urine analysis test
Although the nonbacterial prostatitis and orchitis are common for man, the causes of the two conditions are still unknown. According to some exports, the two conditions might be caused by infection from other organs. In acute bacterial epididymitis, bacteria can commonly be found in urine test. But the chlamydia or mycoplasma are hard to be detected. To diagnose the chlamydia or the mycoplasma, urine analysis test need to be done.
2. Ultrasound
If no bacteria or harmful fungus can be found in urine, man can also take ultrasound. Sometimes, people have symptoms but with no infection. At this time, ultrasound is needed. Through the ultrasound, hardness, swelling, redness can be noticed on one epididymis or the two of them. Moreover, pain can be experienced when it was touched. Sometimes, when the infection becomes severe, testicles can be affected too.
3. urethrascope
People who are younger than 35 year-old should distinguish the chronic epididymitis from testicle distortion. But most of the chronic epididymitis are caused by escherichia coli. Thereby, the symptoms they can have are frequent urination, urgent urination and so on. Therefore, they need to take urethrascope.
The three mentioned above are diagnostic methods for chronic epididymitis. You may only need to take one of them. But you might also need to take all of them. That varies from people to people. After confirmation, you can take antibiotics or diuretic and anti-inflammatory as a cure. Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill can promote blood circulation, improve Qi, dissipate hard lumps, dissolve stasis, clear away heat and toxic materials, and release pain, because of the herbs such as bupleurum, Chinese angelica, bighead atractylodes rhizome, honey suckle flower, fructus forsythia, plantain seed, peach seed, Flos Carthami, Pangolin Scales, Pink Herb, and Polygonum aviculare.
