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What Causes Swelling In The Testicles And High WBC Count?

Hi, I went to the doctor about two weeks ago to get treated for a uti. They did a urine test and a blood test on me. From my understanding it was only a uti. My husband also gets them. He went to the er on Monday for seeing blood in his urine. They told them that he had one also but his white blood cell count was high, and one of his testicles are swollen. They had him tested for Chlamydia along with all the other Std s. My question is would it have showed up in my blood or urine if I had an Std? Also how long does it take for those test results come back?
Fri, 21 Sep 2018
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Hi,

This type of pain and location is suggestive of epididymitis which is inflammation of part of the testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in young age. This is usually treated with 10 days of antibiotics, usually Ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequences.

Masturbation and intercourse should be avoided until pain persists, if possible since I may prolong inflammation course. Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy. In this particular case, I don’t think this is required and this should improve on antibiotic therapy.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein,
General Surgeon
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What Causes Swelling In The Testicles And High WBC Count?

Hi, This type of pain and location is suggestive of epididymitis which is inflammation of part of the testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in young age. This is usually treated with 10 days of antibiotics, usually Ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequences. Masturbation and intercourse should be avoided until pain persists, if possible since I may prolong inflammation course. Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy. In this particular case, I don’t think this is required and this should improve on antibiotic therapy. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon