Varicocelectomy is a surgical procedure performed to treat a condition called varicocele in males. In this condition, the veins draining the testicles become enlarged and tortuous and are visible on ...

January 30, 2012 — Surgery increases testosterone production in men with varicocele, the most common cause of male infertility, according to a meta-analysis published in the February issue of the ...

Painful scrotum can be a bothersome symptom in men and in many cases despite extensive investigation, the cause of the pain can be a mystery to the treating doctor. There are many causes of painful ...

Varicocele, similar to varicose veins in the leg, is a relatively common condition that involves an enlargement of the veins within the scrotum. Most commonly affecting younger men (ages 15-35), ...

Microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy is the surgical gold standard for correcting varicocele, a major cause of correctible male-factor infertility. Hydrocele formation, a common postoperative ...

When we talk about infertility, people suddenly shift their focus to women. However, that is not true. Men can have similar problems having children, whether it's a problem with generating enough ...

'If the varicocele is affecting the quality of semen, then we would recommend surgery' A reader asks: Doctor, I am 21-year-old male and have varicocele. Need an advice whether it is necessary to ...

As many as 15 percent of men have varicoceles, masses of enlarged and dilated veins in the testicles. There is new evidence that varicoceles, long known to be a cause of male infertility, interfere ...

A Tampa urologist marked a patient’s right testicle for removal of enlarged veins and did the procedure on that testicle. But the September 2019 procedure was supposed to be done on the left testicle.