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Hi - my husband has just talked to me about a problem; looking for guidance on if we can wait until tomorrow to see the doctor. He has increasing left testicular swelling that started suddenly today, some pain that isn t bad according to him. No trauma reported, no urinary symptoms, no N/V. The testicle is markedly more swollen and slightly red compared to the right - at least twice the size. He prefers to call his doctor in the a.m. rather than go to the ER tonight.
Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.
If there was no trauma and no debilitating pain then there is no need to go to ER since this type of pain and location is suggestive of epididimitis which is inflammation of part of testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in 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.
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What Causes Swelling In The Left Testicle?
Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. If there was no trauma and no debilitating pain then there is no need to go to ER since this type of pain and location is suggestive of epididimitis which is inflammation of part of testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in 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. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.