Treatment of orchitis

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The article is expertly consulted by MSc Vo Thien Ngon - Urologist, Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.
Orchitis if not treated promptly, the patient is at risk of dangerous complications, even infertility. Treatment for orchitis depends on the cause.

1. What is orchitis?

Orchitis is inflammation (swelling) of one or two testicles in the scrotum. It is usually caused by an infection of the testicles or by the mumps virus.
Bacterial orchitis can be caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), especially gonorrhea or chlamydia, leading to epididymitis, an inflammation of the ductus cysts. testicle (epididymis) at the back of the testicle.
Inflammation of the testicles is painful and can affect fertility. Fortunately, with good treatment, most cases are completely cured without leaving any complications and very rarely lead to infertility.

2. Treatment of orchitis

Orchitis cannot go away on its own if the underlying cause is not treated. Even after infection with mumps virus, orchitis may be transient, but it can still leave sequelae affecting spermatogenesis.
Therefore, when you have orchitis, it is necessary to see an experienced male specialist for timely treatment advice to avoid complications that cause infertility.
The following are treatments for orchitis:
Medical Indicated for acute orchitis without associated testicular torsion. Depending on the cause of orchitis, the doctor prescribes the appropriate treatment.
What drugs do you take for orchitis? If due to bacterial infection, will be treated with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-edema. When the bacteria is isolated, the antibiotic will be made and treated according to the antibiotic chart. As for viral infections, patients will be treated with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and drugs that suppress the immune response. Inflammation caused by allergies will use anti-allergic drugs together.
Surgery Indicated when orchitis has complicated testicular abscess or hydrocele, chronic orchitis with fibrosis.

3. How to prevent orchitis?

In order to prevent testicular disease in men, the following measures should be taken:
Reasonable diet: you should increase your intake of fresh fruits. These foods provide the body with a large amount of vitamins, improve resistance and fight dehydration. Should limit eating red foods such as pork, beef, goat... Should eat a variety of fish meat, chicken to better prevent testicular disease. Limit eating hot, spicy foods, foods that are too cold, do not hold urine, live healthy, avoid drinking stimulants, containing alcohol. Mentally comfortable, happy, should not be stressed, tired, perform sports regularly every day, improve your health, fight against the invasion of pathogenic bacteria. Pay attention to clean and safe personal hygiene, to avoid infection from other sources of disease. Should not have sex indiscriminately and use safe contraception such as condoms... Children should go to medical facilities to effectively prevent disease, avoid mumps virus and other diseases. other infectious diseases. If you have any questions about orchitis treatment, consult your doctor for advice on the best treatment.

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