Patient's question:
My left testicle has something bent behind it and under the tube. If I sit for a long time, it can cause some soreness. How to treat varicocele without going to the hospital?Doctor's answer:
Varicocele is common in younger men who are not divorced, and if symptoms occur, they can be relieved by using a scrotal support to lower the scrotum. For more severe symptoms, varicocelectomy can be performed.Background: Varicocele affects 10% of men aged 30-40. It occurs 90% of the time on the left side due to venous stasis in the spermatic vein, leading to the expansion, tortuosity, and elongation of the pampiniform plexus. Varicocele can also be caused by renal tumors.
Varicocele is not taken seriously because it may be associated with testicular atrophy and impaired sperm maturation, leading to infertility. Special diagnostic methods, such as MRI for confirmation, infrared contact scrotal thermography, can detect varicocele.