AIM To investigate the effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the sperm content and motility of the varicocelized rats. METHODS Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups. Experimental varicocele was induced by partial ligation of the left renal vein in the varicocele, the varicocele repair, the varicocele with EGF and the varicocele repair with EGF groups, wherea...

background: reactive oxygen species (ros) are a group of free radicals that in excessive amounts have negative influence on sperm quality and function. objective: to study the effect of varicocele and its severity on the level of ros in infertile men with clinical varicocele. materials and methods: in this controlled prospective study, 42 men with clinically diagnosed left varicocele and 30 fer...

Varicoceles are the leading correctable cause of infertility in men who present to an infertility clinic for evaluation. Consequently, the surgical correction of a varicocele, known as a varicocelectomy, is the most commonly performed operation for the treatment of male infertility. The current data suggest that an individual with a varicocele, even with a previously normal semen analysis or do...

The most common cause of male infertility is varicocele, and varicocele is the most common correctable cause of male factor infertility. In this article we reviewed the concept of varicocele in terms of its diagnosis, method of treatment, indications for treatment, treatment outcomes, and prognostic factors. Physical examination is an essential diagnostic tool in the evaluation of a patient wit...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy on semen parameters in azoospermic men with clinical varicocele and to determine the predictive parameters of postoperative improvement. METHODS Twenty-three men with non-obstructive complete azoospermia and varicocele underwent subinguinal open microsurgical varicocele repair. The outco...

In this study we have described our varicocele cases in terms of associated symptoms/signs. In addition, we have tested the correlation between semen parameters and varicocele grades and compared the relative frequencies of associated symptoms/signs in different varicocele grades. 1 19 referred cases of varicocele were categorized based on clinical criteria into 3 grades by one examiner. T...

V aricocele is defined as the dilatation of the veins of the pampiniform plexus. It is a wellknown clinical entity that may result in masseffect, pain, testicular atrophy, and infertility. It is estimated to be present in 40% of males with fertility issues1 and in up to 16% of male adolescents.2 The pathophysiology of varicocele is related to venous insufficiency and reflux involving the veins ...

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...

The objective of this systemic review was to evaluate the benefit of repairing clinical varicocele in infertile men with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA). The surgically obtained sperm retrieval rate (SRR) and pregnancy rates following assisted reproductive technology (ART) with the use of retrieved testicular sperm were the primary outcomes. The secondary outcomes included the presence of viab...