DESCRIPTION

The orchitis is the inflammation of the testicle (to See - to - in the Image). The mumps is the most common cause of the orchitis, especially in the adults (to see Mumps). The orchitis can appear also after an infection of prostate or of an epididimitis. Many less frequent illnesses can have an orchitis between his declarations.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

• Pain in the scrotum.
• Inflammation, in general only in a side of the scrotum.
• Weight sensation in the scrotum.

DIAGNOSIS

The doctor will feel carefully the inflamed scrotum. As the symptoms of the orchitis are similar to those of the epididimitis and other illnesses that they affect to the testicles, his doctor also can analyze urine and realize other tests, to be able to identify a possible associate infection.

IS THE ORCHITIS SERIOUS?

The orchitis can damage one or two testicles, cause unfertility and diminish the size of the organ.

TREATMENT

Medication. The orchitis associated with an infection talks each other with an antibiotic. For the orchitis associated with a viral infection, like the mumps, only there are prescribed such conservative treatments like rest and analgesics for the pain.

WHAT DOCTOR CAN TREAT ME?

• UROLOGISTS
• ANDRÓLOGOS

TO SEE ALSO

• Epididimitis
• Viral Triple immunization

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