The Harm and Treatment of Epididymitis
As
a very common disease in men, epididymitis becomes a trouble of more and more
men. However, some men do not realize the occurrence of epididymitis in the
early stage. They even do not take timely treatment after they notice the signs
of epididymitis. In fact, epididymitis will cause further damages to the body
if left untreated. Therefore, it is important to have a proper treatment
of epididymitis.
The harm of epididymitis
1. Sexual dysfunction
Epididymitis
can affect the sexual ability of the patients. The common symptoms of sexual
dysfunction of patients with epididymitis include loss of sexual desire,
premature ejaculation, importance and so on. Some patients with epididymitis
even lose their sexual function totally. All these symptoms can bring much pain
in both body and mind of the patients.
2. Loss of essence of the body and
deficiency of kidney
Epididymis
is an important part of the reproductive system. Epididymitis can do much harm
to the physiological function of kidney. In the view of traditional Chinese
medicine, the major physiological function of kidney is to store the essence of
the body. Epididymitis will lead to loss of essence of the body and deficiency
of kidney. Therefore patients with epididymitis may have the signs of premature
senility.
3. Male infertility
Epididymis
is an important part of the reproductive system. The transportation, storage
and development of sperm are all relative with epididymis. So the occurrence of
epididymitis can affect the quality and quantity of sperm and affect the
reproductive ability of the patients. If not cured after a long time,
epididymitis can lead to male infertility.
4. Inducing other male diseases
Epididymitis,
if not treated in time with appropriate treatment method, can induce other male
diseases such as prostatitis, varicocele, chorditis, orchitis, nephritis,
urinary tract infection, and even malignant tumor, which can threaten the life
of the patients.
Treatment of epididymitis
For
the treatment of epididymitis, patients can take antibiotics. It’s effective in
treating this inflammation. However, if the medicine develop drug resistance
and cause kidney diseases, patients should stop taking the medicines and use a
different one. Herbal medicine called Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill is a
good choice for the cure of epididymitis. The herbs in the pill can effectively
cure the inflammation with lower relapse rate.
For
the prevention of epididymitis, men should keep a good personal hygiene in
daily life, treat other kinds of male diseases in time, and exercise regularly
to keep a strong body.