Epididymitis
Chronic epididymitis is epididymitis that is present for more than 3 months. Chronic epididymitis is characterized by ... Congestive epididymitis is a long-term complication of vasectomy. Chemical epididymitis may also result from drugs such as ... However, in acute suppurating epididymitis (acute epididymitis with a discharge of pus), an epididymotomy may be recommended; ... acute epididymitis's major complications are abscess formation and testicular infarction. Chronic epididymitis can lead to ...
Male genital examination
Pain experienced due to chronic epididymitis is usually more dull compared to acute epididymitis and can be intermittent. ... Epididymitis can be acute (lasting less than six weeks) or chronic (lasting equal to or more than six weeks). ... Epididymitis is the inflammation (swelling) of the tube connecting testicle and vas deferens. When the testis becomes swollen, ... "Epididymitis - STI Treatment Guidelines". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-30. " ...
Spermatocele
Chronic noninfectious epididymitis - Trauma, autoimmune disease, or vasculitis can cause chronic noninfectious epididymitis, ... Management of chronic infectious epididymitis is similar to management of acute infectious epididymitis, rarely does treatment ... Noninfectious epididymitis that happen spontaneously might be caused by the reflux of urine through the ejaculatory ducts and ... Chronic infectious epididymitis is rare. Some signs and symptoms include localized tenderness and swelling in the epididymis, ...
Testicular pain
... and epididymitis (35%). In adults, the most common cause is epididymitis.[citation needed] Testicular torsion usually presents ... Epididymitis occurs when there is inflammation of the epididymis (a curved structure at the back of the testicle). This ... It occurs in 15-19% of men post vasectomy, due to infections such as epididymitis, prostatitis, and orchitis, as well as ... Trojian TH, Lishnak TS, Heiman D (April 2009). "Epididymitis and orchitis: an overview". Am Fam Physician. 79 (7): 583-7. PMID ...
Gonorrhea
... epididymitis). Untreated epididymitis can lead to infertility. Infection that spreads to the joints and other areas of the body ...
Brucella
Up to 20% of cases can have genitourinary involvement; orchitis and epididymitis are most common. Neurological symptoms include ... abortion Mediterranean fever/epizootic abortion Rock fever of Gibraltar/slinking of calves Gastric fever/ram epididymitis ...
Amiodarone
... is sometimes responsible for epididymitis. Amiodarone accumulates in the head of the organ and can cause unilateral ...
Robert Proust
A frequent complication to prostatectomy was epididymitis. In 1904, Proust had recommended vasectomy at the time of ...
Testicular torsion
... such as epididymitis, which can present similarly. While both conditions can cause testicular pain, the pain of epididymitis is ... Epididymitis may also be characterized by discoloration and swelling of the testis, and fever. The cremasteric reflex in ... Epididymitis - can cause testicular pain and present similarly to testicular torsion. Ludvigson, AE; Beaule, LT (June 2016). " ... Epididymitis is more commonly a postpubertal condition. Several congenital anatomic malformations or variations in the testicle ...
Non-gonococcal urethritis
If left untreated, complications include epididymitis and infertility. Consistent and correct use of latex condoms during ...
Odynorgasmia
Causes include: infections associated with urethritis, prostatitis, epididymitis; use of anti-depressants; cancer of the ...
List of ICD-9 codes 580-629: diseases of the genitourinary system
604 Orchitis and epididymitis 604.9 Orchitis/epididymitis, unspec. 605 Redundant prepuce and phimosis 605.0 Phimosis 606 ...
Orchitis
It can also involve swelling, pains and frequent infection, particularly of the epididymis, as in epididymitis. The term is ... Chung JJ, Kim MJ, Lee T, Yoo HS, Lee JT (September 1997). "Sonographic findings in tuberculous epididymitis and epididymo- ... Orchitis can be related to epididymitis infection that has spread to the testicles (then called "epididymo-orchitis"), ... Sensitivity test Ultrasound scanning In most cases where orchitis is caused by epididymitis, treatment is an oral antibiotic ...
Epididymis
An inflammation of the epididymis is called epididymitis. It is much more common than testicular inflammation, termed orchitis ... placing of an incision into the epididymis and is sometimes considered as a treatment option for acute suppurating epididymitis ... removal of the epididymis sometimes performed for post-vasectomy pain syndrome and for refractory cases of epididymitis. ...
Trichomonas
Complications for symptomatic men include urethritis, prostatitis, epididymitis, and infertility. It is also associated with ...
Sperm granuloma
History of trauma or epididymitis can also lead to sperm granuloma. In vasectomies, the vas deferens are cut and the two ends ... "Testicular necrosis due to complicated epididymitis and ruptured sperm granuloma in a 13-year-old boy". Journal of Surgical ...
Toxicodynamics
In males, this includes the prostate, seminal vesicles, epididymitis and testes. Exposure of fish to EDCs has also been ...
Seminal vesicles
Clinical and microbiological study of seminal vesiculitis in patients with acute epididymitis". 4 July 2023. Zeitlin, S. I.; ...
Actinobacillus seminis
... is a Gram-negative bacterium associated with epididymitis of sheep. Sneath, P. H. A.; Stevens, M. (1990 ... "Isolation and Characterization of Actinobacillus seminis Strains from Ovine Semen Samples and Epididymitis". Journal of ...
Rete tubular ectasia
It is commonly associated with epididymal abnormalities, such as spermatocele, epididymal cyst, and epididymitis. The condition ...
Brucella melitensis
In males, the infection can cause acute orchitis and epididymitis, and in turn infertility. Arthritis can also occur. ...
Urethritis
In males, complications can lead to epididymitis, reactive arthritis, conjunctivitis, skin lesions, and discharge. In females, ...
Mumps
There is a weak association between orchitis and later development of epididymitis and testicular tumors. Mumps meningitis ... Mumps orchitis is accompanied by inflammation of the epididymis, called epididymitis, about 85% of the time, typically ...
Jakob Fuglsang
His racing was reduced due to suffering from epididymitis, following his withdrawal from the UAE Tour. Jakob Fuglsang lives in ...
Pulsatilla
Extracts of Pulsatilla have been used to treat reproductive problems such as premenstrual syndrome and epididymitis. Additional ...
Polyorchidism
... can also occur in conjunction with infertility, inguinal hernia, testicular torsion, epididymitis, hydrocele ...
Prehn's sign
According to Prehn's sign, the physical lifting of the testicles relieves the pain of epididymitis but not pain caused by ... Although elevation of the scrotum when differentiating epididymitis from testicular torsion is of clinical value, Prehn's sign ... Positive Prehn's sign indicates there is pain relief with lifting the affected testicle, which points towards epididymitis. ... Another way to differentiate between epididymitis and torsion on physical examination is checking for the cremaster reflex ...
Post-vasectomy pain syndrome
Pain can be present continuously in the form of orchialgia and/or congestive epididymitis or it can be situational, such as ... post-vasectomy pain syndrome is often described as congestive epididymitis. In their Vasectomy Guideline (2015), the American ...
Medical ultrasound
... for example to urgently distinguish epididymitis from testicular torsion). In young males, it is used to distinguish more ...
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Infection may spread from the urethra in the penis to nearby structures, including the testicles (epididymitis/orchitis), or to ...