What are the symptoms of epididymitis?

(1)Acute epididymitis
patients suffer from fever and over leucocyte numbers, more on one side, rare on both sides, the symptoms include testicular bulge, severe pain, may be radiated to groin and lower abdominal pain on the same side, scrotal swelling, skin red, epididymis swollen, touch pain in the inspection, has a clear boundary with the testicles at early period, while the seminal vesicle becomes bigger due to edema.

(2)Chronic epididymitis: 

If the acute epididymitis hasn’t been cured in time, it can cause chronic epididymitis, while some are caused by chronic prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, prostate hyperplasia; Chronic epididymitis has symptoms as follows: scrotum pain, bulge, pain in lower abdominal and the thigh on same side, epididymis on one side has edema in touch inspection, light pressing pain, has a clear boundary with testicles, spermatic cord and deferent duct thicken, double-side epididymitis leads to male infertility.                                    
Released in 2011-02-15 16:27:01