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Prescribed 500mg 2x daily ciprofloxacin for epididymitis for 1week. currently on day 4 and pain hasnt receded one bit, when am i meant to start feeling better? ive also read many cases where antibiotics fail treating epididymitis, how common this?

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Very much depends on cause of epididymitis. At your age, gonorrhea causing the infection is very possible. Cipro will not work for that. Need to see a KNOWLEDGEABLE doc to get a single shot (ceftriaxone) and pills for 10 days (doxycycline)

Answered 8/13/2021

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