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  • Title: Improvement of semen characteristics after surgical repair of bilateral testicular varicocele as compared to unilateral varicocele patients.
    Author: Kondoh N, Koh E, Matsui T, Takeyama M, Nakamura M, Namiki M, Fujioka H, Kiyohara H, Okuyama A.
    Journal: Arch Androl; 1990; 24(1):61-7. PubMed ID: 2327814.
    Abstract:
    The operative treatment for surgical repair of bilateral testicular varicoceles was evaluated in terms of the improvement achieved in the sperm density and percentage progressive motile sperm. These parameters were compared for 27 cases of bilateral varicocele diagnosed by palpation and subjected to bilateral high ligation of the internal spermatic vein and for 40 cases of left unilateral testicular varicocele. There were no significant differences in preoperative values (such as sperm density; progressive motile sperm; serum levels of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and testosterone; and Johnson's score count) between the bilateral and unilateral testicular varicocele groups. The improvement in postoperative sperm density in the cases with bilateral testicular varicocele was apparently less satisfactory than in the cases with testicular varicocele only on the left side.
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