What is a varicocele?
What are the symptoms of this disease?
and It is divided into several grades.
One of the most common diseases among young men is varicocele
Varicocele stops the flow of venous blood to the heart and blood collects in this area, causing pain in the lower abdomen and infertility.
What are the symptoms of varicocele?
Most people who get varicocele are young people who are over 25 years old.
These symptoms include:
1-Feeling heaviness and pain in the testicle affected by varicocele
2- Pain that increases during activity
3- Pain in the lower abdomen
4-Infertility and decrease in sperm quality
5- The testicle with varicocele is larger than the healthy testicle.
Varicocele is divided into several grades:
grade 1
Grade 2
grade3
Grade 1: Grade 1 varicocele is mild and involves about 80% of the left testicle, but the right testicle is healthy.
The urologist diagnoses the degree of the disease after clinical examination and ultrasound request.
After performing an ultrasound and preventing infertility, the doctor prescribes a sperm test for his patient.
To determine sperm count, sperm movement, sperm quality
If there is a problem with the sperm, the doctor starts the treatment, but if the sperm is healthy, there is no need to treat varicocele Grade 1.
Recently, Iranian researchers have developed special herbal medicines to treat varicocele grade 1, and about 95% of these patients have been cured by using these herbal medicines.
Grade 2: Grade 2 varicocele is more common in the left testicle due to the accumulation of blood in the veins of the testicle, the temperature is higher than normal in the testicles, as a result, it causes a decrease in the quality of sperm, the type of sperm movement, a decrease in blood testosterone levels, and an increase in stress. will be
Grade 2 varicocele will cause infertility if not treated
The doctor prescribes varicocelectomy surgery to prevent infertility
This is an outpatient surgery and does not require anesthesia.
Grade 3: Due to incorrect exchange in the veins of the testicles, the temperature increases in this area
People with grade 3 varicocele feel pain in the testicle area
This type of varicocele is the most severe degree of varicocele, it is necessary to undergo surgical treatment.
The veins are clearly visible.
Due to the increase of incorrect blood circulation in this area and the abnormal heating of the testicles, the sperm loses its quality and the person will suffer from infertility.
In the 3rd-degree varicocele, severe pain occurs in the scrotal region of the abdomen while standing.
The urology doctor prescribes surgery for complete treatment. In the laparoscopic or microscopic method, an incision is made on the testicle area and the surgery begins.
This type of surgery does not require anesthesia and is very successful.
