Korean J Urol.
1997 Aug;38(8):855-859.
The Changes of Seminal Quality after Varicocelectomy in Adolescence
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Haenam General Hospital, Haenam, Korea.
Abstract
- The varicocele, a correctable cause of male infertility, affects both testes in histologically and physiologically, and the testicular damage is related to the duration of the varicocele. But the correction of an adolescent with a varicocele is controversial. To evaluate the efficacy of early surgical correction of the varicocele, seminal analysis was compared preoperatively and postoperatively for 6 months in 52 adolescents. In all the patients, improvement of postoperative men quality was observed with statistical significance, but morphology was not changed. operative abnormal semen quality was noted in 12 patients and was improved in 5 patients postoperatively. According to this results, early diagnosis and early surgical correction in adolescent with varicocele maybe prevent further testicular damage and increase fertility ultimately.
