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Can i masturbate with epididymitis ?

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Epididymitis: Not recommended. Best to have infection fully treated and recovery before sex or masturbation.

Answered 2/13/2016

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Epididymitis: tail inflamed, 3 year history, reoccurs on mild arousal or masturbation more than 2/week. US clear of anything else. Why/next steps?

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How can I be sure that I do not have epididymitis. I also have a pain in the penis when I push is it something that may have come from masturbation?

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What will happen if I masturbate while having Minor Epididymitis. I am currently on day 5 of taking anitibiotics. Will this make the healing process take any slower?

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Hello, I've just been diagnosed with epididymitis today and I had forgot to ask my urologist a couple more important questions before I left. Is it okay to masturbate with epididymitis? How often? And also can caffiene aggravate it?

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Will masturbating once a week delay the healing process of epididymitis?

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