
Subsequent impaired fertility (with or without sperm worsening) in men who had fathered children after a left varicocelectomy: A novel population?
Author(s) -
Giorgio Cavallini,
Giovanni Luca Beretta,
Giulio Biagiotti,
Roberto Mallus,
Carlo Maretti,
Edoardo S. Pescatori,
Gianni Paulis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.148625
Subject(s) - medicine , sperm , fertility , varicocele , infertility , testosterone (patch) , population , hormone , urology , gynecology , andrology , pregnancy , biology , environmental health , genetics
The objective of this paper was to assess whether the beneficial effects of a varicocelectomy on fertility are transitory or definitive after a first fathering.