A hydrocele is an over-accumulation of fluid in the scrotum. It is common in newborns for the first year of birth and usually disappears without any treatment. Older boys and adult men can develop a hydrocele due to an inflammation or injury within the scrotum, which make medical treatment necessary.
A hydrocele describes the accumulation of too much fluid in the scrotum. It is usually not dangerous. A typical characteristic of the disease is a swollen scrotum.
There are some factors that can cause the over-accumulation of fluid in the scrotum. They include: 1) With newborns: it often happens to a newborn baby due to the process of genital development inside the womb. It will improve after the birth. 2) An inguinal hernia: fluid may leak from the abdomen into the scrotum. 3) With elderly men: it often happens that there is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the scrotum of elder men. 4) Extraneous influence: An infection or inflammation of the testicles. Most of the time, a hydrocele does not cause pain. People with the problem may have a swollen scrotum which looks like a balloon full of water. Normally it’s not harmful.
The treatments of hydrocele depend on the causes. For example, for a newborn there is no treatment required as it will improve over some period of time. If the hydrocele is caused by inguinal hernia or infections, then a surgery or anti-inflammatory medications and antibiotics may be necessary. However, a painless swollen scrotum should always be checked by a doctor to exclude more severe causes.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
Note: Your information will be kept anonymously.
Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
Enter your general personal and health information.
Enter your present medical symptoms.
Enter your mobile phone number to identify yourself and you can finalize the appointment booking.
Name
Email address
Type your message here