Patient's question:
Last night while taking a shower, I touched my testicles and felt a bit swollen. I woke up earlier and seemed to have a fever, which got worse in the afternoon. I went to the hospital for a check-up and was told I have orchitis. I'm really very worried. Please ask: What can I do to recover from orchitis?Doctor's answer:
Orchitis can be divided into acute orchitis and chronic orchitis. Acute orchitis is primarily characterized by sudden onset, high fever, chills, pain in the affected scrotum, tightness and redness of the skin, swelling, urgency and frequency of urination, and significant tenderness, which may lead to second-degree neurilemmal cysts. Chronic orchitis generally does not cause systemic symptoms, with the testes gradually swelling and forming a mass.For orchitis, early intravenous administration of large doses of broad-spectrum effective antibiotics should be used to control inflammation, in order to reduce the recurrence of suppurative orchitis and testicular abscesses. If orchitis is not treated promptly, it may lead to male infertility. Therefore, men should take it seriously, and seek timely treatment at a regular hospital to prevent the recurrence of male infertility due to delayed treatment.