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A member asked:

Does swelling come and go with orchitis? swells when i sit or stand. was diagnosed a week ago at er.

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Orchitis: Are you on antibiotics? I would follow up with a urologist usually after 1 week of antibiotics the organ/area with an infection should be back to baseline so if you have persisting issues at this point you need further evaluation.

Answered 9/28/2016

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