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Testing Negative, But Doesn't Feel Right
About 4 months ago, I drunkenly had protected sex with an escort. I deeply regret this decision.
About 3-4 days later, I began to feel pain in my testicles. I was tested for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea at Planned Parenthood. While awaiting the results, I went to a local clinic and was tested again. The female Dr. went ahead and diagnosed me with epiditymitis, gave me some sort of shot and prescribed me 10 days of doxy. About 8 days later, I still had pain in my testicles. I called Planned Parenthood AND the clinic to find the results of the two tests - both urine tests were negative. I returned to the clinic. They gave me another urine test and a blood test, and I was told to take ibuprofene.
The pain kind of came and went. I returned back to the clinic a third time... I was told the urine and blood tests came back normal, and to continue taking the ibuprofene. The male Dr. told me to see a urulogist and have an ultrasound if problems persisted.
I went to a urologist, but didn't have an ultrasound. The urologist said everything felt and looked normal with my testicles. The pain came and went. I returned to the urologist, he said everything still looked normal... Told me that sometimes the epiditymis can get a little inflamed, and told me to return in 3 months for a check up. He also did another urine test that came back normal.
Also, during this time, I've felt like my scrotum is "tighter" than normal. It doesn't sag as much usually. I can't really "pinch" to scrotum and seperate a testicle very easily. It feels more constricted. I've also noticed that if I drink (somewhat heavily), the scrotum feels loosened up again and my testicles hang/sag normally. I have no problem seperating out a testicle.
Summary:
I've had 4 urine tests for chlamydia/gonhorrea. All have come back negative. I had a blood test that came back normal. I still have recurring dull aching in testicles and they feel more constricted (unless I drink, in which case they feel normal again.)
I've done some reading about something like this being psychological/the pain being imagined or due to stress. Could this be a possibility? What are the chances this is a virus that's sexually transmitted? Could it be something with the cremaster muscle?
I have a girlfriend, and have been extremely worried/self-conscious about this issue. I waited until the Dr. told me I was safe to have sex again, and still have only engaged in protected sex with her. I'm still very worried I have something, since the pain doesn't seem to have gone away (and the swelling/tightness issue).
Please let me know what you'd suggest I do!
About 3-4 days later, I began to feel pain in my testicles. I was tested for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea at Planned Parenthood. While awaiting the results, I went to a local clinic and was tested again. The female Dr. went ahead and diagnosed me with epiditymitis, gave me some sort of shot and prescribed me 10 days of doxy. About 8 days later, I still had pain in my testicles. I called Planned Parenthood AND the clinic to find the results of the two tests - both urine tests were negative. I returned to the clinic. They gave me another urine test and a blood test, and I was told to take ibuprofene.
The pain kind of came and went. I returned back to the clinic a third time... I was told the urine and blood tests came back normal, and to continue taking the ibuprofene. The male Dr. told me to see a urulogist and have an ultrasound if problems persisted.
I went to a urologist, but didn't have an ultrasound. The urologist said everything felt and looked normal with my testicles. The pain came and went. I returned to the urologist, he said everything still looked normal... Told me that sometimes the epiditymis can get a little inflamed, and told me to return in 3 months for a check up. He also did another urine test that came back normal.
Also, during this time, I've felt like my scrotum is "tighter" than normal. It doesn't sag as much usually. I can't really "pinch" to scrotum and seperate a testicle very easily. It feels more constricted. I've also noticed that if I drink (somewhat heavily), the scrotum feels loosened up again and my testicles hang/sag normally. I have no problem seperating out a testicle.
Summary:
I've had 4 urine tests for chlamydia/gonhorrea. All have come back negative. I had a blood test that came back normal. I still have recurring dull aching in testicles and they feel more constricted (unless I drink, in which case they feel normal again.)
I've done some reading about something like this being psychological/the pain being imagined or due to stress. Could this be a possibility? What are the chances this is a virus that's sexually transmitted? Could it be something with the cremaster muscle?
I have a girlfriend, and have been extremely worried/self-conscious about this issue. I waited until the Dr. told me I was safe to have sex again, and still have only engaged in protected sex with her. I'm still very worried I have something, since the pain doesn't seem to have gone away (and the swelling/tightness issue).
Please let me know what you'd suggest I do!
Best Answer
Could it possibly be anything sexually transmitted? Or have I eliminated all of those possibilities?
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