Post Date December, 03 2023
What are the symptoms of testicular epididymitis?
For men, the testicle is one of the most important reproductive organs for men. However, many men suffer from orchitis, which makes men very vulnerable.
What are the symptoms of orchitis?
1. Symptoms of acute parotitis orchitis: Acute parotitis orchitis mainly presents with symptoms of lower urinary tract such as urgency, frequency, pain, microscopic hematuria, dysuria, etc. According to statistics, about 30% of the patients with acute parotitis and orchitis have irreversible sperm damage, and the affected testicles are highly atrophic. Such as bilateral infection, testicles can atrophy, causing infertility due to spermatogenesis, but androgen function is generally normal.
2. Symptoms of acute nonspecific orchitis: acute nonspecific orchitis is mainly caused by pain in the scrotum and radiation to the groin. The testicles will be enlarged, congested, and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills. During the examination, there was a small abscess when the testicle was cut.
3. Symptoms of chronic nonspecific orchitis: Chronic nonspecific orchitis is characterized by chronic swelling of the testis, hard and smooth surface, slight tenderness, and loss of normal sensitivity. Some testicles gradually atrophy. In severe cases, testicles can hardly be found, and the epididymis is relatively enlarged.
What are the manifestations of epididymitis? Epididymitis can be divided into acute epididymitis and chronic epididymitis. The symptoms are as follows:
1. Symptoms of acute epididymitis: sudden high fever, white blood cell elevation, swelling and pain of the affected side of the scrotum, sinking sensation, pain in the lower abdomen and groin, and aggravation when standing or walking. The affected epididymis is swollen with obvious tenderness. When the scope of inflammation is large, both the epididymis and the testis are swollen, and the boundary between the two is unclear, which is called epididymis orchitis. The patient's spermatic cord is thickened and there is tenderness. Generally, the acute symptoms can gradually subside after a week.
2. Symptoms of chronic epididymitis: Chronic epididymitis is more common. Some patients become chronic due to failure to cure completely in the acute phase, but most patients have no clear symptoms. Inflammation is often secondary to chronic prostatitis or injury. The patient often feels dull pain and swelling of the affected side of the scrotum. The pain often involves the lower abdomen and the same side of the groin, sometimes with secondary hydrocele of the tunica vaginalis. The epididymis often enlarged and hardened to varying degrees during examination. There is slight tenderness, and the vas deferens on the same side can be thickened.
