Patient's question:
How is varicocele treated? What should male friends do if they get varicocele, and what causes it? Impotence in sex, never been able to get pregnant in two years of marriage, the elders in the family have always wanted a grandchild and kept saying so, but now it has been carefully checked and found to be varicocele. What should be done? Can it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Varicocele has multiple different causes. The clinical symptoms observed in patients generally include a sense of heaviness and pain in the scrotum after prolonged standing, which can sometimes radiate to the contralateral lower abdomen or inner thigh. This symptom disappears after lying down. If not treated promptly, it can interfere with fertility and may lead to symptoms such as mental distress, anxiety, neurasthenia, general fatigue, and impotence. Severe varicocele can cause atrophy of the testicle on the affected side. Varicocele can be stabilized, but the treatment duration is usually long, and the condition is prone to recurrence after treatment. Therefore, medications should be used symptomatically during treatment.