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Website: www.rbch.nhs.uk n Tel: 01202 303626 Website: www.rbch.nhs.uk n Tel: 01202 303626 08 A guide to epididymo-orchitis testicular abscess loss of fertility scrotal support with supportive pants scrotal support regular pain with pain killers such as ibuprofen relief long term or chronic pain rest • • get worse/aren’t What if my symptoms improving? usually improves after Pain associated with epididymo-orchitis a few days, although the swelling can take several weeks to go down. of If your symptoms get worse or do not improve within three days starting treatment, you should seek further medical attention. • • need to be treated? Does my partner deemed at high risk diagnosed with an STI, or are If you have been need to have a STI, all recent sexual partners for contracting an antibiotics. screen and treatment with appropriate full sexual health repeated infections. This helps to prevent be able to have sex again? When will I have completed the course of You must not have sex until you If you have been diagnosed antibiotics you have been prescribed. risk for contracting an STI, with an STI, or are deemed at high both you and your partner have then you must not have sex until completed the course of antibiotics. is not What happens if epididymo-orchitis treated? of epididymo-orchitis can last If untreated, the pain and swelling much longer. to complications such as: Untreated infection can also lead • How is epididymo-orchitis treated? is epididymo-orchitis How most the that cover with antibiotics is treated Epididymo-orchitis given as an antibiotics are Some of the of the infection. likely cause as well as tablets. injection recommend: We also • includes a sexual health screen and urine tests. Some men will includes a sexual health screen also have an ultrasound scan. How do I get tested for epididymo-orchitis? How do I get tested for after a medical assessment, which Epididymo-orchitis is diagnosed As with any infection you may also feel generally unwell and As with any infection you may also develop a high temperature (fever). quite rapidly and be associated with scrotal swelling and redness. quite rapidly and be associated from the tip of the penis and Some men also develop discharge urine. some experience pain when passing What are the symptoms of epididymo-orchitis? What are the symptoms pain and swelling in one, or The most common symptoms are epididymides. This can come on sometimes both, testicles and/or Epididymo-orchitis can also be caused by less common infections Epididymo-orchitis can also be such as tuberculosis or mumps. a urine infection, which spreads from the bladder. Procedures a urine infection, which spreads can increase the risk of this such as catheterisation or cystoscopy happening. There are two main causes of epididymo-orchitis. It may be caused causes of epididymo-orchitis. There are two main water pipe, such Infection (STI) in the by a Sexually Transmitted it can be caused by as chlamydia or gonorrhoea. Alternatively epididymo-orchitis is frequently used. epididymo-orchitis epididymo-orchitis? What causes Orchitis means inflammation of the testicle. Orchitis means difficult to tell if are so close together, it is often As both structures which is why the term testicle, or both are inflamed, the epididymis, structure which lies behind the testicle and is involved in storing and is involved the testicle which lies behind structure sperm made in the testicle. and transporting swelling in the scrotum. It is caused by infection and inflammation infection and inflammation It is caused by in the scrotum. swelling testicle. and/or in the epididymis is the epididymis. This of the means inflammation Epididymitis What is epididymo-orchitis? What pain and by characterised is a condition Epididymo-orchitis

A guide to epididymo-orchitis