10 Epididymitis Symptoms

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Pain During Sex

If epididymitis was caused by an STI, it's important not to have sex for two weeks after starting medication. This also applies when using a condom. It's also recommended that current and past partners are tested for an STI, assuming it was a sexually transmitted infection that caused epididymitis.

Not all cases of epididymitis are caused by an STI, meaning intercourse would be safe, although it could be painful. For example, a man may experience a painful burning sensation as he ejaculates.3Nickel, J Curtis. ‘Chronic Epididymitis: a Practical Approach to Understanding and Managing a Difficult Urologic Enigma.’ Reviews in Urology, MedReviews, LLC, 2003, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1553215/

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