{"title":"Do varicoceles really affect male fertility?","authors":"Jay I. Sandlow MD","doi":"10.1016/j.sram.2004.11.011","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Varicoceles account for up to 40% of male factor </span>infertility, yet nearly two-thirds of men with varicoceles are fertile. What’s a clinician to do? Two things, really: Understand what causes varicoceles and appreciate the benefits of repair.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":89480,"journal":{"name":"Sexuality, reproduction & menopause","volume":"2 4","pages":"Pages 219-221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2004-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.sram.2004.11.011","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sexuality, reproduction & menopause","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1546250104002282","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Varicoceles account for up to 40% of male factor infertility, yet nearly two-thirds of men with varicoceles are fertile. What’s a clinician to do? Two things, really: Understand what causes varicoceles and appreciate the benefits of repair.