My new husband is retired military. We recently had to go though all his medical files. I saw the word "epididymitis" many times through the 20 years he was in, and I asked him what it was. He said it is strain of the testicles that follows sex, and he was always told to put ice on the pain. He had done this several times in our marriage, but I didn't think much of it until I saw this repeated diagnosis. I looked it up to see if there were any better treatments for it than an ice pack, and it said that in young boys it was usually caused by poor hygiene, but with men between about 18 and 40, it was most probably picked up from a partner, and could carry gonorrea and chlamydia with the infection. When I looked deeper into his file, I saw he was treated with antibiotics every time, and told to use ice and wear loose underwear. I am scared. He still has this occasional use of ice afterwards, which tells me he is still dealing with it, and possibly has put me at risk. Am I at risk?
2006-12-03
19:51:05
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