Varicocele infertility: an enigma
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Foreword: varicocele--unraveling the enigma.
that a varicocele is a commonly identified, potentially correctable cause for primary and secondary infertility. They also recognize that it is not a " fix " for everyone on whom they operate nor do most men with a varicocele need to have it corrected. Indeed, many men are found to have a varicocele on routine examination and may never have a fertility problem and are often unaware of the venou...
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BACKGROUND Patients with varicocele comprise 15% of males in general population. Varicocele is considered the most cost-effectively treatable cause of male infertility. We introduce a modification in technique of subinguinal varicocelectomy and review the outcome of 58 patients from July 2000 to July 2002. METHODS Four out of the 58 cases had both pain and infertility. For the 31 infertility ...
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Varicocele is characterized by abnormal tortuosity and dilation of the veins of the pampiniform plexus within the spermatic cord. Although several reports show the mechanisms by which the varicocele exerts its infertility impact, the exact pathophysiology for varicocele-induced inflammation and its relationship with testicular endocrine disruption remain largely unknown. This review article wil...
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Varicoceles are an abnormal dilation of the pampiniform plexus of veins within the scrotum. Varicoceles are highly prevalent and can result in a myriad of deleterious effects on male reproduction. Numerous therapeutic options are available for correcting varicoceles, including surgical varicocelectomy radiographic venous embolization. The current literature is reviewed in an effort to answer th...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Andrology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0105-6263,1365-2605
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1983.tb00554.x