Successful Adolescent Varicocelectomy Improves Total Motile Sperm Count

What is the best approach in preserving future fertility in a pediatric male who has a varicocele? Hi, I'm Kim Pribben, a research fellow from Cincinnati Children's, and this is an article I think you should know. This article is a retrospective treatment study out of the University of Rochester School of Medicine in Boston Children's Hospital, seeking to understand if a varicoceolectomy during adolescence had a. Positive correlation with increased sperm concentration and total modal sperm counts. And what did they find? For the study, 15 Tanner stage 5 patients who had a varicosolectomy were identified. 12 of those patients achieved complete elimination of the varicocele. The median time then between the pre and post-operative semen analysis was 2 years, and in those patients that had that successful varicocele correction, Total modal sperm count improved in all but one patient with an average increase of 44 million. This led to the conclusion that while there is some controversy surrounding the early surgical treatment of a varicocele, it should really be strongly considered, especially when abnormal semen parameters arise. Like, share, and let us know what you think. Stay tuned for more articles we think you should know about.