NowschedulingCOVID-19vaccineappointmentsforages12+ScheduleavaccineappointmentCOVID-19vaccineFAQsGoingtoaClevelandCliniclocation?NewvisitationhoursMasksarerequiredforpatientsandvisitors(evenifyou'revaccinated)Home/HealthLibrary/Disease&ConditionsEpididymitisEpididymitisisinflammation(swellingandirritation)oftheepididymis,atubeatthebackofthetesticlethatcarriessperm.Thisswellingcancauseintensepaininthetesticle.Itcanoccurinmenofanyage,thoughithappensmostofteninmenbetweentheagesof14and35.Thereareanestimated600,000casesofepididymitisintheUnitedStateseachyear.Urology216.444.5600Nephrology216.444.6771Appointments&LocationsStartaVirtualVisitOverviewSymptomsandCausesDiagnosisandTestsManagementandTreatmentPreventionOutlook/PrognosisLivingWithEpididymitisOverviewSymptomsandCausesDiagnosisandTestsManagementandTreatmentPreventionOutlook/PrognosisLivingWithBackToTopOverviewMaleurinarysystemWhatisepididymitis?Epididymitisisinflammation(swellingandirritation)oftheepididymis,atubeatthebackofthetesticlethatcarriessperm.Thisswellingcancauseintensepaininthetesticle.Itcanoccurinmenofanyage,thoughithappensmostofteninmenbetweentheagesof14and35.Thereareanestimated600,000casesofepididymitisintheUnitedStateseachyear.SymptomsandCausesWhatcausesepididymitis?Mostcasesofepididymitisarecausedbyaninfection,usuallybythebacteriaMycoplasmaorChlamydia.Theseinfectionsoftencomebywayofsexuallytransmitteddiseases.ThebacteriumE.colicanalsocausethecondition.Otherinfections,includingwiththemumpsvirusand,rarely,tuberculosis,canalsocauseepididymitis.Sometimesepididymitisoccurswhenurineflowsbackwardintotheepididymis.Thiscanhappenasaresultofheavylifting.Othercausesofepididymitisinclude:Blockageintheurethra(thetubethatcarriesurinefromthebody)Anenlargedorinfectedprostategland(amuscular,walnut-sizedglandthatsurroundspartoftheurethra)Useofacatheter(atubethatdrainsthebladder)TraumaticgroininjuryWhatarethesymptomsofepididymitis?Symptomsofepididymitisinclude:Paininthescrotum,sometimesmovingtotherestofthegroinSwellingand