Conventional semen analysis and advanced sperm function tests in diagnosis and management of varicocele

P Dave, N Farber, S Vij - Andrologia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Clinical varicoceles are a common cause of male infertility and affect sperm parameters as
measured in a conventional semen analysis. Varicocelectomy has been shown in …

[HTML][HTML] Should we expand the indications for varicocele treatment?

I Vakalopoulos, S Kampantais, S Lymperi… - Translational …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Current guidelines suggest that treatment of varicocele should be considered in patients
with clinically palpable disease and abnormal semen parameters. However, the clinicians …

The effect of varicocele repair on semen reactive oxygen species activity in infertile men

M Khera, BB Najari, JP Alukal, O Mohamed… - Fertility and …, 2007 - fertstert.org
Objective Varicocele is the leading cause of male infertility and is present in almost 40% of
infertile men. Recent data suggests that oxidative stress is a cause of sperm dysfunction in …

Specialized sperm function tests in varicocele and the future of andrology laboratory

A Majzoub, SC Esteves, J Gosálvez… - Asian Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Varicocele is a common medical condition entangled with many controversies. Though it is
highly prevalent in men with infertility, still it marks its presence in males who do have …

Attenuation of oxidative stress after varicocelectomy in subfertile patients with varicocele

SS Chen, WJ Huang, LS Chang, YH Wei - The Journal of urology, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We examined changes due to oxidative damage to spermatozoa and alterations
in antioxidant capacity in subfertile patients with varicocele before and after varicocelectomy …

[HTML][HTML] Semen quality and oxidative stress scores in fertile and infertile patients with varicocele

FF Pasqualotto, A Sundaram, RK Sharma… - Fertility and …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare semen quality and levels of seminal oxidative stress among three
groups: infertile men with varicocele, fertile men with varicocele, and healthy semen donors …

Pathophysiology of varicocele in male infertility in the era of assisted reproductive technology

K Shiraishi, H Matsuyama… - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Varicocele is the most common and treatable cause of male infertility. Studies of a rat
experimental left varicocele model and human testicular biopsy samples have shown the …

[HTML][HTML] Varicocele repair improves static oxidation reduction potential as a measure of seminal oxidative stress levels in infertile men: a prospective clinical trial using …

PK Kavoussi, MS Gilkey, GL Machen, SK Kavoussi… - Urology, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To assess whether varicocele repair improves oxidative stress (OS) measured by
the MiOXSYS system. Methods A prospective clinical trial was performed on male patients …

Seminal oxidation–reduction potential and sperm DNA fragmentation index increase among infertile men with varicocele

T Tanaka, Y Kobori, K Terai, Y Inoue, A Osaka… - Human …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Varicocele is a common cause of male infertility. It is reported that low sperm concentration,
motility and morphology are indicative of increased sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) in …

Revisiting the impact of varicocele and its treatments on male fertility

SEM Lewis - Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 2022 - Elsevier
Varicocele is one of the most common, yet treatable, causes of male infertility. Varicoceles
are present in more than 40% of infertile men with primary infertility, a figure that increases …