An observational study in Varicocele, sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to male participants aged 20 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-05-14.
Sponsored by Seoul National University Hospital · Observational
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether clinical varicoceles are associated with abnormal semen parameters and whether varicocelectomy could improve the semen parameter in patients unrelated with infertility.
While most studies are continued to validate the observations of significant improvements in sperm density and motility after varicocele ligation in infertile patients, there have been few studies to investigate the effects of varicocelectomy on semen parameters in adult men unrelated with infertility. The purpose of this study was to determine whether varicocelectomy could improve the semen parameter of these patients as well as whether clinical varicoceles are associated with abnormal semen parameters in patients unrelated with infertility.
men with clinical varicoceles underwent microsurgical varicocelectomy due to causes other than infertility such as testicular pain, discomfort or scrotal mass
Exclusion Criteria:
men with clinical varicoceles underwent microsurgical varicocelectomy due to causes other than infertility such as testicular pain, discomfort or scrotal mass
Procedure: Microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy
Sperm concentration, motility, and morphology
To observe the change of sperm concentration, motility, and morphology pre and postoperatively in the patients of inclusion criteria
Time frame: at postoperative 4months
whether semen analysis should be done in men with clinical varicocele regardless of the chief complaint
this result would show the need of performing semen analysis even in the patients with clinical varicocels due to causes other than infertility
Time frame: at postoperative 4months
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