Patient's question:
How does varicocele cause infertility? I have severe varicocele and wanted to treat it with medication, but I've been unable to conceive. How does varicocele lead to infertility?Doctor's answer:
Varicocele, as it affects male sperm vitality, its most significant harm is to cause male infertility. Specifically, this is mainly due to the following three points: 1. The stagnation of venous blood affects the testicular catabolism, causing local edema, accumulating catabolic waste, poisoning the testicular germ cells and sperm, and inhibiting the production of male hormone—testosterone. This leads to a decrease in sperm quantity, reduced motility, and an increase in abnormal sperm in patients with varicocele, thereby causing infertility.