Patient's question:
These days, I've been feeling a lot of pain in my testicles. Besides the swelling, I sent photos to a medical blogger on Zhihu, who said it might be epididymitis. What are the common causes of epididymitis? Could it be because I've been staying up late online recently?Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis is a common urological disease diagnosed in clinical practice. Most cases are caused by factors such as catching a cold, inflammatory infections, prolonged sitting or standing, excessive fatigue, poor personal hygiene, frequent and unhygienic sexual activity, smoking beer, staying up late, and many other reasons. In your case, it should be considered related to prolonged sitting and staying up late. You should immediately stop this behavior and seek prompt medical attention at a regular public hospital's urology department for thorough examination and treatment to avoid worsening the condition.