O Guzel1, Y Aslan1, M Balci1, A Tuncel2, B Unal3, A Atan1. 1. Ministry of Health, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Third Department of Urology, Ankara, Turquía. 2. Ministry of Health, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Third Department of Urology, Ankara, Turquía. Electronic address: tuncelaltug@yahoo.com. 3. Kayseri Military Hospital, Department of Radiology, Kayseri, Turquía.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between testicular volume and semen parameter sin patients with unilateral high grade left varicocele. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred eighty seven patients who had left high grade varicocele aged 19-to-25 years were included in this study. All patients underwent a standard evaluation, including medical history and physical examination. The percentage testicular volume difference between the right and left testicles was calculated. The patients were divided into the following three groups; Group 1 (n=72) testicular volume difference <10%, testicular volume difference 10%-20% Group 2 (n=74) and testicular volume difference >20% Group 3 (n=41). RESULTS: The mean age and BMI of the patients were 21.5 years and 23.1kg/m(2), respectively (P=.596, P=.943). The semen parameters and testicular volumes of the three groups were compared. The total motile sperm count, percentage of motile sperm, percentage of normal morphology sperm were found to be lower in Group 3 (P=.011, P=.012, P=.029 respectively). The mean testicular volumes for the left and the right testis were found to be 15.2cm(3) and 17.7cm(3) (P<.001), respectively. No significant difference was found in the right testicular volumes between groups (17.4, 17.7 and 18.1cm(3), P=.573). CONCLUSIONS: A high grade left testicular varicocele is associated with ipsilateral testicular hypotrophy and parallel to worsened sperm parameters.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between testicular volume and semen parameter sin patients with unilateral high grade left varicocele. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred eighty seven patients who had left high grade varicocele aged 19-to-25 years were included in this study. All patients underwent a standard evaluation, including medical history and physical examination. The percentage testicular volume difference between the right and left testicles was calculated. The patients were divided into the following three groups; Group 1 (n=72) testicular volume difference <10%, testicular volume difference 10%-20% Group 2 (n=74) and testicular volume difference >20% Group 3 (n=41). RESULTS: The mean age and BMI of the patients were 21.5 years and 23.1kg/m(2), respectively (P=.596, P=.943). The semen parameters and testicular volumes of the three groups were compared. The total motile sperm count, percentage of motile sperm, percentage of normal morphology sperm were found to be lower in Group 3 (P=.011, P=.012, P=.029 respectively). The mean testicular volumes for the left and the right testis were found to be 15.2cm(3) and 17.7cm(3) (P<.001), respectively. No significant difference was found in the right testicular volumes between groups (17.4, 17.7 and 18.1cm(3), P=.573). CONCLUSIONS: A high grade left testicular varicocele is associated with ipsilateral testicular hypotrophy and parallel to worsened sperm parameters.
Authors: Andrea Sansone; Danilo Alunni Fegatelli; Carlotta Pozza; Giorgio Fattorini; Rosa Lauretta; Marianna Minnetti; Francesco Romanelli; Pierleone Lucatelli; Mario Corona; Mario Bezzi; Francesco Lombardo; Andrea Lenzi; Daniele Gianfrilli Journal: Asian J Androl Date: 2019 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 3.285