Epididymitis

poopchute

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Dear HN,
Thanks for taking the time to post here and answer all of our questions.
Just a quick question. On Sunday i got together with a new partner and on Tuesday i woke up with pain in my testicles. So of course i made an appointment to see my Dr. and they couldn't see me until the next morning. So i went in the next morning and the Dr says that it looks like Epididymitis since my testicles were kind of warm and swollen. Although no discharge. She said it most likely wasn't gonorrhea or chlamydia but she would take a urine sample just in case and send it off to the lab. She prescribed Doxycycline for me for 10 days and told me the lab would get back to me today. Today she called me and told me that my tests in the lab came back negetive. Does this mean i can have sex without infecting my partner if i use protection? What are the risks involved? I dont want to be spreading the bacteria infection that most likely caused this even though she says the lab results came back negetive.

Thanks
 

jjinvan

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I think this is a question to ask your doctor. She has seen the problem, taken the history and done the tests and has the test results and is therefore the best person to answer that question for you.

I doubt any other healthcare professional would want to give an answer to that without having done the leg work.
 

poopchute

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I think this is a question to ask your doctor. She has seen the problem, taken the history and done the tests and has the test results and is therefore the best person to answer that question for you.

I doubt any other healthcare professional would want to give an answer to that without having done the leg work.
Actually, she said she wouldn't even worry about it because it didn't seem like gonorrhea or anything like that. But decided to do the lab tests just to be safe. She said that it was ok to be with somebody if i wanted to and the pain was ok.

I was just looking for a 2nd opinion though.
 

Health Nurse

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Dear HN,
Thanks for taking the time to post here and answer all of our questions.
Just a quick question. On Sunday i got together with a new partner and on Tuesday i woke up with pain in my testicles. So of course i made an appointment to see my Dr. and they couldn't see me until the next morning. So i went in the next morning and the Dr says that it looks like Epididymitis since my testicles were kind of warm and swollen. Although no discharge. She said it most likely wasn't gonorrhea or chlamydia but she would take a urine sample just in case and send it off to the lab. She prescribed Doxycycline for me for 10 days and told me the lab would get back to me today. Today she called me and told me that my tests in the lab came back negetive. Does this mean i can have sex without infecting my partner if i use protection? What are the risks involved? I dont want to be spreading the bacteria infection that most likely caused this even though she says the lab results came back negetive.

Thanks


Hi poopchute

It is great that you went to see the doctor and it would be a good idea to follow up with her for any additional concerns that you may have.

Acute epididymitis is a common condition that we see in our clinics. It generally causes pain and swelling in the scrotum (balls). The cause is often not determined but chlamydia, gonorrhea and E coli are common causes. We always treat people with symptoms regardless of the test results. This is because some tests are not considered perfect.

If someone came to our clinic we would recommend that they be treated with cefixime as well as doxycycline. These medications would treat you for both gonorrhea and chlamydia. We would also recommend that sex partners are treated as well and that you don’t have sex until all your medication is completed.

Does this answer your question?

HN

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