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  • Title: Varicocele testis and testicular temperature.
    Author: Lund L, Nielsen KT.
    Journal: Br J Urol; 1996 Jul; 78(1):113-5. PubMed ID: 8795412.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether there is an association between scrotal skin temperature and impaired semen quality in patients with varicocele testis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Two groups of men (all newly enlisted soldiers), 39 with an asymptomatic varicocele testis and 38 normal control subjects, were compared for semen quality and scrotal skin temperature. RESULTS: The semen quality in the men with varicocele was significantly lower than that in the control subjects; however, there was no significant difference in scrotal skin temperature between the groups. CONCLUSION: This study confirmed previous observations showing a possible relationship between varicocele testis and impaired sperm quality, but there was no apparent difference in scrotal skin temperature in men with or without a varicocele.
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