Patient's question:
Discomfort in the groin area, slight pain during ejaculation, and some urinary pain. It is likely varicocele. Hello, how can you check for varicocele?Doctor's answer:
Here is the English translation of the provided content, with the return characters kept as they are:The following method should be carefully checked:
(1) A health check is usually performed through palpation. The patient adopts a standing posture and carefully examines whether there are swollen veins above the testicles. Mild varicocele only swells when pressure is released, and severe cases can be seen with the naked eye.
(2) Magnetic resonance imaging can assess the degree of varicocele. Since swelling in the affected area may also be caused by tumors, hydrocele, etc., if necessary, the doctor will arrange for additional tests to rule out other diseases.
(3) If surgery is confirmed to be needed,