Patient's question:
Doctor, I've been experiencing lower abdominal pain recently, which hasn't subsided. After examination, it was diagnosed as epididymitis. Could you please tell me the fastest treatment method for a very small amount of fluid accumulation in the tunica vaginalis of the epididymitis?Doctor's answer:
Chronic epididymitis is often accompanied by chronic prostatitis, so the general treatment measures are the same as those for chronic prostatitis. Treating prostatitis can alleviate the symptoms of chronic epididymitis. After epididymitis scars, residual epididymal hardening may sometimes cause psychological burden to the patient. Surgical removal does not always relieve symptoms, so orchectomy is generally not performed. For male infertility caused by bilateral epididymitis leading to obstructed sperm transport, anastomosis of the vas deferens to the proximal end of the epididymal obstruction can partially address the issue of sperm drainage, but the postoperative pregnancy rate remains low. Epididymitis can be cured, but the treatment process is usually slow and prone to recurrence. Therefore, active cooperation with the doctor's medication plan is essential during treatment.