varicocele
noun
var·i·co·cele
ˈver-ə-kō-ˌsēl 
ˈva-rə-
: a varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord
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Hydroceles and varicoceles are common urological conditions that are generally not serious.
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Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
While varicoceles affect 15% of males overall, roughly 1 in 3 males with infertility has varicoceles.
—Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Medical Treatments: Hormonal therapy, surgery for varicocele, or assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) can offer solutions.
—Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Such impairments could be trauma to the testes, varicoceles, hypothalamus, or pituitary gland disorders.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 19 May 2024
Surgery reduces heat effects on the testis caused by the varicocele.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2023
The cause could also be a varicocele, an enlargement of the veins within the scrotum, which can sometimes be corrected with a relatively simple surgery called a varicocelectomy.
—Chloe Melas, CNN, 13 July 2021
Meanwhile, Laz, 32, has high levels of anti-sperm antibodies and bilateral varicocele.
—Rebecca Speare-Cole, Health.com, 20 May 2021
Most of the time, varicoceles (which are common) don’t lead to fertility issues, but they’re estimated to occur in 35 percent of men tested for infertility.
—Hallie Levine, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
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Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
While varicoceles affect 15% of males overall, roughly 1 in 3 males with infertility has varicoceles.
—Josephine Hessert, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
Medical Treatments: Hormonal therapy, surgery for varicocele, or assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) can offer solutions.
—Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Such impairments could be trauma to the testes, varicoceles, hypothalamus, or pituitary gland disorders.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 19 May 2024
Surgery reduces heat effects on the testis caused by the varicocele.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2023
The cause could also be a varicocele, an enlargement of the veins within the scrotum, which can sometimes be corrected with a relatively simple surgery called a varicocelectomy.
—Chloe Melas, CNN, 13 July 2021
Meanwhile, Laz, 32, has high levels of anti-sperm antibodies and bilateral varicocele.
—Rebecca Speare-Cole, Health.com, 20 May 2021
Most of the time, varicoceles (which are common) don’t lead to fertility issues, but they’re estimated to occur in 35 percent of men tested for infertility.
—Hallie Levine, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
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varicocele
noun
var·i·co·cele
ˈvar-i-kō-ˌsēl
: a varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord producing a soft compressible tumor mass in the scrotum
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