Patient's question:
A month ago, while I was using the restroom, I felt something was wrong with my lower body. Upon inspection, I discovered that one of my testicles was swollen to a very large size. A few days later, the pain became increasingly severe, so I quickly went to the hospital for a thorough examination. The diagnosis was orchitis. After taking the medication prescribed by the doctor for several days, there was no improvement. What are the best treatments for orchitis?Doctor's answer:
What are the causes of testicular pain? Acute pain is most often caused by orchitis and injury. In addition to hematogenous transmission, orchitis is more commonly caused by bacteria traveling retrograde from the urethra to the epididymis and testis, leading to epididymitis and orchitis. Clinical diagnosis reveals swelling and pain in the epididymis and testis. Testicular injury is accompanied by a history of trauma and localized swelling and blood clots. Intense exercise, sexual activity, or violence may sometimes cause intense contraction of the cremaster muscle, leading to the repositioning of a testis with an excessively long spermatic cord and resulting in severe testicular pain.