Today the Senate will make history, swearing in a record-breaking 20 female senators -- four Republicans and 16 Democrats -- in office. As the 113th Congress is sworn in today on Capitol Hill, ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer has an exclusive joint interview with the historic class of female senators.
Pyuria and bacteriuria (white blood cells and bacteria in the urine) in patients with acute scrotum suggests an infectious cause such as epididymitis or orchitis and specific testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia should be done. All people with chronic pain should be tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia.
The infection may be confined to the epididymis or may even extend up to the testes, leading to orchitis. Severe infections may lead to scrotal abscess. Certain medications, like amiodarone, may inflame the epididymis to cause epididymitis.