PURPOSE: Although varicocele size has an inverse relationship with baseline semen
parameters and a direct relationship with seminal reactive oxygen species in infertile …

Objective To test the hypothesis that men with varicocele who have already fathered
children are immune to the detrimental effect of varicocele on their fertility and will continue …

Background Present knowledge on the impact of varicoceles on testicular function is largely
based on studies of subfertile and infertile men, making it difficult to extrapolate the impact of …

Objective To report observations of semen parameters in men with untreated varicocele over
time. Design Semen parameters in 13 men with varicoceles were obtained at initial …

Despite the numerous studies published over the past decade, the role of varicocele in male
infertility is still controversial. Although more frequent in infertile men, its influence on sperm …

Aim: To evaluate the effect of presence, grade and anatomical side of varicocele on semen
parameters and to identify age-related modifications in semen quality in men with …

This study investigated the effects of varicocele on semen parameters in infertile men based
on the new 2010 World Health Organization laboratory manual for the examination of …

Varicocele is the most commonly identifiable, surgically correctable lesion associated with
male-factor infertility. Surgical correction of a varicocele, whether unilateral or bilateral …

The association between varicoceles and male infertility has been known since the 1950s;
however, the pathophysiology of the process remains uncertain. The primary proposed …

The link between varicoceles and male infertility has been a matter of debate for more than
half a century. Varicocele is considered the most common correctable cause of male …