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Could Diagnosed Epididymitis Be Due To Shooting Up Meth?
I am a 40 year old male. I have been IVing meth for 5 months. For the past month I have noticed my testicle have been hurting, almost as if one of them was sucked up . Well this pas past week I it was followed by some Serious pain. The doctor said I had epididymitis. Could I have gotten this from shooting up meth??
Mon, 3 Feb 2014
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Chances of getting epididymitis due to IV drug abuse is very less. Because in very rare circumstances, the infection reaches the epididymis via the bloodstream. In your case it may due to some bacterial infection in the urethra back-track through the urinary and reproductive structures to the epididymis. In that case, get your urine test done and consult a urologist.
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Chances of getting epididymitis due to IV drug abuse is very less. Because in very rare circumstances, the infection reaches the epididymis via the bloodstream. In your case it may due to some bacterial infection in the urethra back-track through the urinary and reproductive structures to the epididymis. In that case, get your urine test done and consult a urologist.
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