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3338608

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-29
pubmed:abstractText
Ninety-six couples, consulting for primary (n = 73) or secondary (n = 23) infertility, and thought to be infertile due to a varicocele in the husband associated with sperm abnormalities, were subjected to a follow-up study. Of these, 57 were surgically corrected and 39 were not, depending only on the patient's choice. All women were intensively treated where necessary. All patients who were corrected were subjected to scrotal exploration in a search for epididymal anomalies. From our data we conclude that (1) on a statistical basis, comparing observed with expected pregnancy rates, varicocelectomy is useful in primary infertility and unnecessary in secondary infertility and (2) on an individual basis, patients with primary infertility and 'pure' varicoceles have a better prognosis than patients with concomitant epididymal dysfunction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0301-2115
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
43-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical aspects in the surgical treatment of varicocele in subfertile men. II. The role of the epididymal factor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article