A 19-year-old male asked:
diagnosed for epididymo-orchitis 2 weeks ago. i've completed the 5 days cefalexin antibiotic tablets. no pain now but mild swelling. can i masturbate?
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
No harm: Masturbation probably won't hurt anything. At your age (19) by far the most common causes of epididymitis are chlamydia and gonorrhea, although these aren't possible if not at risk for STDs (new sex partner etc). Cephalexin won't cure chlamydia and is borderline for gonorrhea, but might work on other bacteria that can cause this problem. Re-check with your doctor if any doubt about all this.
Answered on Apr 24, 2015
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May be...: Effective response to antibiotics suggests you got std-related or uti-related epididymo-orchitis. For young men, it would more likely be std-related; ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Katharine Cox answered
45 years experience Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Not known to: Orchids and epididymitis are infections and typically are cured with antibiotics. Trying masturbation will not hurt. All the best.
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A male asked:
Dr. Daniel Lehman answered
21 years experience Urology
Not an issue : If you mean sterile that your sperm wont work or you wont have sperm. No chance of that
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Vandersteen answered
31 years experience Pediatric Urology
No: Although you have to be pretty motivated to do so. Most pts with orchitis are too tender to masturbate!
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