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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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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Epididymitis: Masturbation won't be harmful and caffeine or other drugs not likely to aggravate epididymitis.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 1/15/2021

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A member asked:

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?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Dr Kuitems agreed

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