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What Causes Burning And Itching In My Testicles?
A couple of days ago I got out of the shower and and my testicles started to burn , and itch ...I'm not sexually active so I know its not an std...my mom sprayed cleaner in the tub and it may have gotten on my louffa...The itching and burning doesn't start until after I wash my testicles...A&d ointment helps but it still feels irritated ...it only happens at night after I shower but in the morning I'm fine and I don't feel any of those sensations
Thu, 7 Nov 2019
Hi,
This type of pain and location is suggestive of epididymitis which is inflammation of part of the testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in a young age.
This is usually treated with 10 days of antibiotics, usually ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequances. Masturbation and intercourse should be avoided till pain persist, if possible since I may prolong inflammation course.
Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases, you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy.
In this particular case, I don’t think this is required and this should improve on antibiotic therapy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
This type of pain and location is suggestive of epididymitis which is inflammation of part of the testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in a young age.
This is usually treated with 10 days of antibiotics, usually ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequances. Masturbation and intercourse should be avoided till pain persist, if possible since I may prolong inflammation course.
Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases, you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy.
In this particular case, I don’t think this is required and this should improve on antibiotic therapy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
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