Patient's question:
Hello doctor, I am 47 years old, male, and have been diagnosed with acute orchitis. I feel very upset! I don't understand why I got acute orchitis? I don't know if I can be cured? I heard that treating male diseases is not that simple, so I want to learn more.Doctor's answer:
Treatment Methods for Acute Epididymitis:1. Acute epididymitis patients can alleviate pain through bed rest and elevating the scrotum. If in the early stage, ice packs can be used by placing them on the epididymis to prevent swelling. In the later stage, heat application can be used to promote local blood circulation, accelerating the resolution of inflammation.
2. Some patients may develop chronic epididymitis due to inadequate or incomplete treatment of acute epididymitis. Besides pain and the potential for bilateral epididymitis to cause infertility, chronic epididymitis has no severe consequences. However, once it reaches the fibrosis stage, it cannot be reversed. If chronic epididymitis frequently recurs, the patient may consider an epididymectomy.