The exact physiopathologic effect of testicular varicocele on male fertility is not defined yet. The detrimental role of the varicocele in fertility is supported by the presence of a higher frequency of affected men among the infertile population. However, the mechanism/s by which a varicocele impairs sperm production, structure and function, is not known. In spite of active interest, our under...

INTRODUCTION The developmental changes that occur as a result of puberty have been hypothesized to be important causes of varicocele. Various somatometric parameters were known to affect the occurrence of varicocele during the growth period. We conducted this study in order to examine these relationships and to determine the incidence of varicocele in adolescent males. PATIENTS AND METHODS We...

Background: To compare the c l in ica l e f fec t o f varicocelectomy treatment between patients who were diagnosed as secondary varicocele caused by nutcracker syndrome (NCS) and primary varicocele patients. Methods: The secondary varicocele patients combined with NCS admitted in our hospital were systematically reviewed. All these patients had no obvious related symptoms such as gross hematur...

BACKGROUND The role of seminal colonization of Ureaplasma urealyticum in varicocele-related infertility was investigated. METHODOLOGY Semen samples were obtained from infertile patients with or without varicocele and healthy controls and were subjected to routine semen analysis and PCR. DNA was extracted by Cadieux method and analyzed by PCR protocol with species-specific primers for U. ureal...

BACKGROUND Premature ejaculation is one of the most problems in clinical practice. The association between varicocele and premature ejaculation was poorly understood. The effects of varicocelectomy on premature ejaculation in varicocele patient was studied. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the impacts of varicocelectomy on patients with both premature ejaculation and varicoce...

Objective. The general objective of this study was to analyze the perception and attitude of Clinical varicocele patients treated for infertility at the Shafa Hospital of Kerman, Iran. Method. This is a case control study of 62 infertile patients with Clinical varicocele, they invited to participate to a survey by demographic and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) questionnaires prior to t...

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. We acclaim the commentary written by Mirzazadeh and Sadri-Ardekani on our article addressing the clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing by Agarwal et al. (1). The authors’ contribution is a valuable addition to the clinical debate surrounding this important topic. The authors have not only acknowledged th...

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