VARICOCELE AND SEMEN CHARACTERISTICS

被引:60
作者
COCKETT, ATK
URRY, RL
DOUGHERTY, KA
机构
[1] UNIV ROCHESTER, SCH MED & DENT, DIV UROL, ROCHESTER, NY 14627 USA
[2] BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV, DEPT ZOOL, PROVO, UT 84602 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1016/S0022-5347(17)56814-7
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The physical presence of a varicocele is not always associated with an alteration in sperm cell concentration and a reduction of semen characteristics is more likely in men with reduced sperm counts. A higher pregnancy rate after varicocele ligation occurred in wives of patients in the lower sperm count groups. Other forms of therapy also were associated with pregnancy in wives of men with varicoceles. The post-surgical pregnancy rate was 25% compared to 12% in the non-surgical group.
引用
收藏
页码:435 / 436
页数:2
相关论文
共 13 条
  • [1] VARICOCELECTOMY IN SUBFERTILE MALE - 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH 295 CASES
    BROWN, JS
    [J]. FERTILITY AND STERILITY, 1976, 27 (09) : 1046 - 1053
  • [2] SEMEN ANALYSIS - REVIEW OF SAMPLES FROM 225 MEN SEEN AT AN INFERTILITY CLINIC
    COCKETT, ATK
    NETTO, ICV
    DOUGHERTY, KA
    URRY, RL
    [J]. JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, 1975, 114 (04) : 560 - 563
  • [3] VARICOCELECTOMY AS THERAPY IN MALE INFERTILITY - STUDY OF 504 CASES
    DUBIN, L
    AMELAR, RD
    [J]. JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, 1975, 113 (05) : 640 - 641
  • [4] DUBIN L, 1971, FERTIL STERIL, V22, P469
  • [5] ETRIBY AAE, 1975, FERTIL STERIL, V26, P1013
  • [6] GREENBERG SH, 1977, FERTIL STERIL, V28, P699
  • [7] HENDRY W F, 1973, British Journal of Urology, V45, P684, DOI 10.1111/j.1464-410X.1973.tb12240.x
  • [8] HOTCHKISS RS, 1944, FERTILITY MEN, P194
  • [9] JOHNSON W, 1975, BRIT J UROL, V47, P230
  • [10] PROGRESSIVE TESTICULAR ATROPHY IN VARICOCELE PATIENT
    LIPSHULTZ, LI
    CORRIERE, JN
    [J]. JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, 1977, 117 (02) : 175 - 176