Patient's question:
Today I went to the hospital, and the doctor told me that I have varicocele in our city. After a thorough ultrasound examination, the results showed that the diameter of the left varicocele was 2.8MM, and the diameter of the right varicocele was 1.4MM with reflux. No abnormalities were found. The bilateral epididymis was not enlarged. Varicocele, is my condition serious?Doctor's answer:
Varicocele can lead to male infertility through various different pathways. It not only interferes with the regeneration of sperm but also causes an increase in sperm vitality. Therefore, severe varicocele patients still need to consider active treatment. For mild varicocele or those accompanied by neurasthenia, report scrotal cold packs, etc. for more severe varicocele, sperm count continuously below 20 million for three times or testicular atrophy; when lying flat, the dilated veins can disappear.