Patient's question:
Left testicle has a sense of fullness and pain. After drinking water, there is a frequent need to urinate for a short time. 5 days ago, I went to the urology department of the hospital to see a doctor. At the same time, blood tests and a thorough examination of genital secretions were conducted. The diagnosis was an abnormality of the epididymis. Now, I am constantly overthinking and imagining this disease as extremely frightening because I have no understanding of it. My mind is always filled with anxiety, making it difficult for me to eat or sleep. How should this be treated?Doctor's answer:
Epididymal malformation is relatively common in clinical diagnosis, usually referring to a significantly elongated epididymis or abnormal adhesion of the epididymis to the testis. To date, there is no precise definition or established classification method. Epididymal malformations include structural abnormalities such as epididymal agenesis, segmental self-locking, and epididymal cysts. Generally, there are no clinical diagnostic symptoms, and they are often discovered during male infertility investigations or inguinal hernia surgery. They are frequently associated with vas deferens malformations. The size of testicular malformations is related to age. The testis is a crucial organ for maintaining male perinatal functions and sexual characteristics.