Epididymitis may also be familiar to everyone. Epididymitis is a common disease of the male reproductive organs, and male friends suffer greatly from this disease, which can seriously affect everyone’s happy life. In order to do a good job in prevention, we also need to understand the population in which epididymitis often occurs. So, in which population does epididymitis often occur?
The susceptible population for epididymitis is young adults, mainly caused by bacterial infections. Bacteria often spread from infected urine, prostate, posterior urethra, and seminal vesicles through the vas deferens to the epididymis. Patients who undergo prostate surgery and have indwelling catheters are also prone to epididymitis. Urinary reflux to the vas deferens during urination can also lead to epididymitis. If a child repeatedly develops epididymitis, the possibility of the ureter opening into the seminal vesicle should be considered. The common bacteria that cause epididymitis include Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus, while Mycobacterium tuberculosis, gonorrhea, and Chlamydia often cause epididymitis.
Besides young adults, male friends of other age groups can also suffer from epididymitis. Understanding the symptoms of epididymitis can help prevent its occurrence. Epididymitis can be divided into acute epididymitis and chronic epididymitis. Acute epididymitis has an acute onset, with swelling and pain in the scrotum, radiating to the groin and lower abdomen. When standing, the pain worsens, often accompanied by high fever. When inflammation is severe, the skin of the scrotum may become swollen, red, and may form an abscess.
The patient often feels pain in one side of the scrotum and radiates to the groin. There is a history of irregular swelling and pain in the epididymis, with mild enlargement and hardening of the epididymis, mild tenderness, but little obvious nodular sensation. The treatment of chronic epididymitis focuses on the treatment of chronic prostatitis. Unless the patient has multiple acute attacks or purulent epididymitis, epididymectomy is generally not performed.
After completing the above article, everyone should have a certain understanding of the population where epididymitis often occurs, hoping to bring help to more male friends. At the same time, it also reminds young and middle-aged male friends to pay more attention to their reproductive health in life and seek early treatment for male diseases.