Patient's question:
Yesterday, I suddenly felt that my body temperature was a bit high, feeling hot, and then there was a strong pain in the testicles. When I carefully checked between my legs, I noticed some swelling in the testicles, and pressing lightly caused pain. I went to the hospital for a thorough examination, and the doctor said this was orchitis. What are the main causes of orchitis?Doctor's answer:
Gonorrhea is currently the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease, and it can lead to orchitis in severe cases, resulting in testicular pain and swelling. Orchitis is a common cause of testicular pain. There are many reasons that can cause orchitis, such as patients with mumps, who can develop secondary orchitis, manifesting as testicular pain and swelling. Chronic prostatitis caused by gonorrhea can also lead to testicular pain, typically unilateral pain, mostly dull or pulling pain, continuous in nature, and microscopic examination of prostatic fluid reveals a large number of white blood cells. The patients are mostly young and middle-aged adults, with the elderly being less common.