Epididymitis Symptoms

Symptoms start gradually and often peak within 24 hours. Pain usually begins in the scrotum or groin.

• Abdominal or flank pain: At first, inflammation begins in the vas deferens (which is the duct that carries sperm to the urethra) and then descends to the epididymis. This descent explains why symptoms can start initially in the flank (your lower back) and groin.

• Scrotal pain and swelling: The epididymis swells to often twice normal size within 3-4 hours (the degree of swelling is variable).

• Pain on urination

• Discharge from your urethra (at the end of your penis; especially in men younger than 35 years)

• Fever and chills

• Nausea