Epididymitis Complications

hendron · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 24

Hi, my son has epididymitis. What kind of complications are seen in this disease? Is it going to effect his fertility?

oehme · Newbie Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 12

Hi, epididymitis can have serious outcome, if not treated on time. Eventually it can cause shrinkage of the affected testicle or atrophy. Also scrotal abscess, when the infected tissue is filled with pus. Other complications include chronic epididymitis, which can occur when untreated acute epididymitis leads to recurrent episodes. In some cases even decrease in fertility has been noticed. If the condition spreads from epididymis to testicle, the resulting condition is known as epididymo-orchitis.

Epididymitis Complications

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