The impact of microsurgical repair of subclinical and clinical varicoceles on total motile sperm count: is there a difference?

N Thirumavalavan, JM Scovell, A Balasubramanian… - Urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To determine if subclinical varicocele repair produces similar results to palpable
varicocele repair. Methods Retrospective review was performed on 190 infertile men who …

Men with severe oligospermia appear to benefit from varicocele repair: a cost-effectiveness analysis of assisted reproductive technology

JM Dubin, AB Greer, TP Kohn, TA Masterson, L Ji… - Urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the outcomes of men who underwent varicocelectomy for total motile
sperm count (TMSC)< 2 million and to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of intrauterine …

Clinical outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection in infertile men with treated and untreated clinical varicocele

SC Esteves, FV Oliveira, RP Bertolla - The Journal of urology, 2010 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We evaluated the impact of varicocelectomy on intracytoplasmic sperm injection
outcomes in infertile men with clinical varicocele. Materials and Methods: We studied 242 …

Fate of recurrent or persistent varicocele in the era of assisted reproduction technology: microsurgical subinguinal redo varicocelectomy versus observation

S Çayan, E Akbay - Urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To compare sperm parameters, serum hormone levels, and pregnancy and
miscarriage rates between the infertile men with recurrent or persistent varicocele who …

[HTML][HTML] Varicocelectomy before assisted reproductive technology: are outcomes improved?

TP Kohn, JR Kohn, AW Pastuszak - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
Clinical varicoceles have been associated with impaired semen parameters and male-factor
infertility. Varicocele repair can improve live birth rates for men with clinical varicocele …

Does varicocele repair improve male infertility? An evidence-based perspective from a randomized, controlled trial

TA Abdel-Meguid, A Al-Sayyad, A Tayib, HM Farsi - European urology, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) addressing varicocele treatment are
scarce and have conflicting outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether varicocele …

Surgical treatment of varicocele improves fertility and facilitates medically assisted procreation

H Jallouli, A Sahnoun, S Kechou, A Bahloul… - Progres en Urologie …, 2008 - europepmc.org
PURPOSE: To assess the effect of varicocelectomy in sperm quality and natural pregnancy
and to determine if it can change couple candidacy for assisted reproductive technology …

Improvement of sperm morphology after surgical varicocele repair

D Morini, G Spaggiari, J Daolio, B Melli, A Nicoli… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background A causative relationship between varicocele and impairment of semen quality
has been largely investigated in the context of male infertility, although its clinical benefit …

Beneficial effects of microsurgical varicocelectomy on semen parameters in patients who underwent surgery for causes other than infertility

SY Cho, TB Kim, JH Ku, JS Paick, SW Kim - Urology, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether clinical varicoceles are associated with abnormal semen
parameters and whether varicocelectomy could improve the parameters in patients with …

Time to improvement of semen parameters after microscopic varicocelectomy: when it occurs and its effects on fertility

GL Machen, D Johnson, MA Nissen, E Naber… - Andrologia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
While ligation of clinical varicoceles has been clearly shown to improve semen parameters
in subfertile men, evidence describing when to expect improvement and the potential effects …