Patient's question:
How is varicocele treated? I want to know about varicocele, what should I do? Can it be treated? Can I get pregnant? What causes it? I had sexual activity before, and now I've been married for a few months. I sometimes have testicular pain. After a thorough examination, it was said to be varicocele. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Varicocele refers to the tortuous and dilated veins in the spermatic cord due to impaired venous. Varicocele can be accompanied by testicular atrophy and impaired sperm development, leading to male infertility. Diagnosis requires spermatic vein angiography or color Doppler magnetic resonance imaging. This condition does not always require surgical treatment. In younger individuals who have not married and exhibit symptoms, a scrotal support band can be used to lower the scrotum, which may alleviate the symptoms. Those without symptoms or with mild symptoms can use a scrotal supporter or wear boxer briefs. Generally, symptoms tend to disappear after marriage.