Patient's question:
I recently feel that my testicles are swollen and painful, and I'm not feeling well. I thought I might have been injured somewhere, but after checking at the hospital, they said it's orchitis. How can orchitis be completely cured?Doctor's answer:
Orchitis is divided into chronic and acute forms:Chronic orchitis presents with chronic swelling, a hard texture, a smooth surface, and mild tenderness, with reduced sensitivity. In some cases, the testicle gradually enlarges, and in severe cases, it becomes difficult to identify the testicle, reflecting a relatively smaller epididymis. In most cases, the inflammation spreads from the epididymis to the testicle, with unclear boundaries between the two. Bilateral chronic orchitis often leads to infertility.
Acute: During the acute phase, high fever, chills, and testicular pain radiating to the groin are accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Acute mumps orchitis often reappears 3-4 days after mumps, with low-grade fever reaching up to 40°C, accompanied by fatigue, scrotal redness and swelling, testicular enlargement, hydrocele, and significant tenderness. If it is mumps-related, the swollen parotid glands can also be detected.