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Suggest Medication For Epididymitis

Hi, I was diagnosed with epididymitis for the first time about a month and a half ago. I had no visible swelling or discharge, just severe pain in the testicles, which began in the groin. I was put on two weeks of 2x per day doxycycline, and it appeared to disappear. Soon, the discomfort in the groin came back and I made an appointment before the testicular pain redeveloped. I was put on another week of 2x per day doxycycline, and this dose felt less effective. I went to a urologist and he currently has me on 3 weeks of 2x per day ciprofloxacin. I m in week 2 of that treatment and it just seems like the antibiotics tame the infection, but do not eliminate it entirely. I had a scrotal ultrasound, which showed nothing else wrong. So, my main question is should I refrain from ejaculating while I m on this medication?...My doctors never specified, and I feel like this may be influencing the recovery. I read online that others have been told by their physicians to ejaculate regularly because it will clear out the infection, but read the opposite elsewhere. So, what can should I do to make this go away for good?
Thu, 22 Jan 2015
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Hi, you should ejaculate regularly.
And you should also get a Urine culture and a Semen culture done to see if there is any offending organism causing the infection. The test will also specify what antibiotics to take to clear the infection.
Genitourinary infections are very stubborn and quite difficult to eradicate. But dont worry. With the tests guiding your Doctor it should be possible to get rid of it.
Take care and feel free to ask any more queries on the issue.
You can also leave a Specialist query if you need to contact me directly.
Dr Rishi, New Delhi, India.
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Suggest Medication For Epididymitis

Hi, you should ejaculate regularly. And you should also get a Urine culture and a Semen culture done to see if there is any offending organism causing the infection. The test will also specify what antibiotics to take to clear the infection. Genitourinary infections are very stubborn and quite difficult to eradicate. But dont worry. With the tests guiding your Doctor it should be possible to get rid of it. Take care and feel free to ask any more queries on the issue. You can also leave a Specialist query if you need to contact me directly. Dr Rishi, New Delhi, India.