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> I am a 36 year old male, in good health, sexually active in a new
relationship and using condomns as protection.
>
> On Oct 28th I noticed that I was having some "heaviness" in my left
testicle and began to have a little burning at the head of my penius. I've
had recurrent bots of prostatitis in the past, so much so that I have a
standing perscription for cipro from my gp with my local pharmacy. Next
morning I was traveling so I grabbed the perscription and began taking 500mg
Cipro twice a day (10 days is my usually regimen).
>
> By Wed November 2nd the issue hadn't really cleared up and after
consulting my gp I went to an urgent care. After a physical exam the Dr.
noted that my left testicle was a little "higher" then the right and ordered
an ultrasound. Ultrasound showed a slight varicocele on the left and a
small cyst on the right. Both were incidential findings and did not seem
cause for concern. Urine test was also clean. Was told to continue on
Cipro and follow-up with GP when I returned home.
>
> I continued taking the cipro 2*500mg until the 6th when I noticed a "wet"
feeling at the end of my penius after urinating. Again, I have had this
with prostatitis. I also found that if I "milked" the ureter I could produce
a slight clear discharge (looked and felt like pre-ejaculate). Since I was
getting ready for travel again I consulted with my gp and was sent to a
local urgent care. Dr. there did a digital rectal exam and found the
prostate unremarkable. He recommended doing a precautionary test for
gonorreha and chlamydia. At his request, I went off the CIPRO for 8 hours
and then turned in a urine test. All tests can be negative including a four
day urine culture. His conclusion was that it was possibly prostatitis or
urethritis. Suggested changing antiobiotics, to doxycycline (2 twice a day)
for 10 days.
>
> I have finished the perscription and all of the dominant symptoms are gone
with the exception that I occassionally still have this "wet" feeling and in
the morning in particualr will see a slight clear discharge. When it occurs
it usually occurs after I have first voided in the morning, or within a
short time afterwards. I have refrained from "milking" the penius when I
feel this since I know that can cause irritation. I should also add that
during the last seven days if I become sexually aroused I seem to have an
abundance of pre-ejaculate.
>
> I am waiting to get my referral frm my HMO to a urologist in my town but
am curious if I should be doing anything more aggressive? In specific, what
might the likely cause of this slight clear discharge (which looks/feels
like pre-ejaculate) be?
>
> Thanks

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After some research, here is a site you may want to read over. Since you state clear discharge. Click here

Then you can check this out as well. Click here

It's a possibility.

Hope this helps, let me know what you think.

Reply to Lindie's Post: Lindie:

Wouldn't it be unlikely that this is chlamydia since I had a negative chalydia test ten days ago and just finished a ten day course of doxycycline?

It wouldn't be the first time something wouldn't be picked up via a test. If there is still a strain left behind due to the medication not curing this completely. Some people can actually need another dose of medication as well, if not a different, stronger kind. Plus you state it was just a urine test to detect. Did they do an actual swab of the penis to test for anything? If not, I would suggest this as well. Sometimes it can still take 1-2 weeks for the symptoms to completely go away as well. That's why if known what the cause is for sure, and if the symptoms are not gone after 2 weeks of treatment then one is have a re visit as well. So unless if you had an actual swab of the penis, I wouldn't rule out the fact that it may not still be related to the above. Not to mention if it's been less than 2 weeks it can still be normal to have some discharge as well.

At this point, as long as there is no blood show or tint of blood in the discharge that is good.

Hope this helps.

Reply to Lindie's Post: The test for chlaymdia and gonorreha that was done was the dna amplicifaction test. In addition to that there was a urine culture that was done. Each of these was negative.

The consistency of the "discharge" seems identical to pre-ejaculate that I have when sexually aroused. The consistency and appearance is identical. Could it be that I am "leaking" semen (pre-ejaculate) as the potential prostatitis resolves?

Thanks

If you had the culture on top of the urine as well, with both, then that should eliminate the std connection. Chances are it would be part of your pre ejaculation. As I'm sure sometimes there can be more of (not sure how to phrase it) more of a load than other times. Which can be the same with pre ejaculation. Just as some men don't really have any pre ejaculation while other do. So at this point with it being clear.. and both culture and urine culture coming back Neg- I wouldn't stress over it at this point. Just do keep an eye out so to speak so that there doesn't occur any pink or blood.

Hope this helps.

Lindie:

Thank you very much I appreciate your patience with answering my multiple questions.

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