Varicocele isanabnormalenlargementof the internal spermatic vein and pampiniform plexus of the testis. Most urologists believe that varicoceles arise from incompetent or absence of valves within the major veins of the testis, although other etiological factors nodoubtplaya role [1].Varicocele typicallyoccurson the left side, but bilateral varicoceles occur in more than 50% of patients [2]. In t...

PURPOSE We determined whether varicocele treatment before intrauterine insemination significantly affects intrauterine insemination success rates. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 58 infertile couples, of whom the women had normal evaluations and men had abnormal semen analyses and a history of varicocele, were included in this study. They were identified after reviewing the charts of all wom...

BACKGROUND Present knowledge on the impact of varicoceles on testicular function is largely based on studies of subfertile and infertile men, making it difficult to extrapolate the impact of varicocele on the general population. OBJECTIVE To describe associations between varicocele and testicular function assessed by semen analysis and reproductive hormones in men from the general population....

In the past, the indications for varicocelectomy are primarily for infertility with abnormal semen parameters, testicular hypotrophy/atrophy in adolescents, and/or pain. The surgical treatment of varicocele for hypogonadism is controversial and debated. Recently, multiple reports in the literature have suggested that varicocele is associated with hypogonadism and varicocele repair can increase ...

Varicocele is the most common correctible cause of male infertility and is present in 15% to 20% of the male population. Despite its prevalence, the pathophysiology of varicocele remains under investigation. One of the largest obstacles in studying varicocele is that it is almost exclusively found in humans. This has necessitated the creation of an animal model of varicocele. The most commonly ...

BACKGROUND We designed this study to clarify how varicocele can time-dependently affect sperm morphological parameters and DNA integrity. In this study, we intend to estimate the effect of various periods of varicocele on the in vitro fertilization (IVF) rate in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, left varicocele were induced as the test group (n=18) which was further sub-...

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. We read with interest the commentary by Drs. Basar and Kahraman (1). The authors provide a comprehensive review of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) from etiologies and assisted reproduction outcomes to treatment strategies. We wish to further elaborate the discussion on the use of SDF testing in managing varicocele. Vari...

The objective of this review was to summarize the evidence concerning the benefit of varicocele treatment to improve natural fertility in subfertile males. We also analyzed the effect of varicocele treatment on conventional semen parameters and sperm functional tests. An electronic search to collect the data was performed using the PubMed/MEDLINE databases until July 2015. Data pooled from a va...

Varicocele is often cited as the most common cause of male factor infertility. Arguments in support of this statement include reports of increased prevalence of varicocele in populations of infertile men compared with fertile or otherwise unselected men, association of varicocele with abnormal semen parameters, and improvements in semen parameters and/or pregnancy rates after varicocele repair....

Thirty-seven infertile patients with varicocele were treated with Guizhi-Fuling-Wan (7.5 g/day) for at least 3 months. Before and after the administration, semen qualities such as sperm concentration and motility were examined, and the varicocele was graded. A varicocele disappearance rate of 80% was obtained with 40 out of 50 varicocele, and improvement of sperm concentration and motility were...