Patient's question:
When I was taking a shower, I noticed that one of my testicles is much larger than the other, and it seems to be lower on one side. When I touched it, I felt that the veins were very prominent, almost like earthworms coiled inside the testicle. Please ask: How should varicocele be treated?Doctor's answer:
For varicocele, it can cause the temperature of the patient's testicles to rise, interfering with sperm production. For venous stasis, it can also disrupt testicular catabolism and lead to recurrent local edema in women, causing catabolic waste to accumulate again. This can poison the testicular spermatogenic cells and sperm, and also inhibit the production of the male hormone testosterone. As a result, the patient's sperm count decreases, their sperm motility becomes abnormal, and the proportion of abnormal sperm increases, leading to infertility. Varicocele is a major cause of male infertility, affecting male fertility, normal male sexual function, and impairing male spermatogenesis.