Hello Charles,
Thank you for your query at DoctorSpring.com
I understand your concern.
Since you used a condom in all 3 cases, the chances of acquiring STI is really low, but your symptoms are suggestive of an epididymo-orchitis, which happens secondary to Chlamydia. The symptoms of groin pain, pain around the pelvis, the swelling in the testicle, are all suggestive of the orchitis, and I will advise you to prophylactically take a course of antibiotic for 2 weeks, and this should come down. Yes, it could be from the varicocele itself, but the sudden appearance of symptoms, can't be explained by varicocele. Moreover, grade 1 varicocele is present in a lot of males in adult population, and it is an incidental finding. Hence, you can talk to your physician and get a prophylactic 2 week antibiotic therapy. A good choice antibiotic here would be Cotrimoxazole ( TMP-SMX ) twice daily for 2 weeks. This will be able to treat the possible Chlamydia infection. Even, if there is no infection, the epididymo-orchitis will settle down with TMP-SMX.
Hope this was helpful,
Feel free to discuss further,
Regards.
Patient replied :
Hello Doc,
Thank you very much for your response, I would like to try this treatment you mentioned (Cotrimoxazole ( TMP-SMX ) twice daily for 2 weeks), but had some questions.
You mentioned to take this twice daily, how much doze in mg? And how long should I wait until taking the second daily doze?
Thanks and regards,
Charles
Hello,
Yes, you can take 500 mg, the standard dose that is available for adults.
And it has to be taken 12 hourly, so 8am-8pm or 9am-9pm should be fine.
Regards.