{"id":9956,"date":"2023-07-17T11:11:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T11:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/?p=9956"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:58:21","slug":"todo-lo-que-debes-saber-sobre-varicocele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/todo-lo-que-debes-saber-sobre-varicocele\/","title":{"rendered":"Varicocele: Todo lo que debes saber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A varicocele is the enlargement of the veins within the scrotum. This is very similar to varicose veins in the legs. Varicoceles are a frequent cause of infertility in men due to the affectation in sperm production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">About <strong>15% of men have some degree of varicocele<\/strong>; the side most frequently affected is the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Causes and risk factors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Varicoceles arise from the absence or incompetence of venous valves in the pampiniform plexus of the scrotum; They usually appear in adolescence and young adulthood.<\/li><li>The following risk factors have been identified:<\/li><li>Having direct relatives with varicocele<\/li><li>Rapid testicular growth (adolescence)<\/li><li>Tall and slim body build<\/li><li>Having varicose veins in other parts of the body (hemorrhoids, varicose veins in the legs, etc.)<\/li><li>Sometimes, the varicocele is due to a compression of the spermatic vein in the inguinal or abdominal region; may be secondary to:<\/li><li>Repair of an inguinal hernia&nbsp;<\/li><li>Spermatic vein thrombosis<\/li><li>Extrinsic compression of the spermatic vein by the superior mesenteric artery<\/li><li>Abdominal tumor (rarely)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Symptoms of Testicular Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Varicocele can generate the following findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Moderate to severe testicular pain that may radiate to the leg on the affected side<\/li><li>Feeling of heaviness in the affected testicle<\/li><li>Testicular atrophy when it appears in adolescence<\/li><li>Poor semen quality (low count, poor motility, and excess abnormal sperm)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diagnosis of varicocele is based on a complete history and physical examination.\nTo complement the diagnosis it is recommended to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Testicular and inguinal ultrasound in search of hernias<\/li><li>Semen analysis<\/li><li>FSH blood levels<\/li><li>Tomography (CT-scan) or abdominal MRI in case of suspicion of an abdominal or retroperitoneal tumor as the cause of the varicocele<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of treatment is to relieve pain and improve semen quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anti-inflammatory pain relievers<\/li><li>Scrotal elevation<\/li><li>Local ice<\/li><li>Surgical repair (it is the ideal treatment)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indications for performing a varicocelectomy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Symptomatic varicocele (pain)<\/li><li>Infertility due to varicocele<\/li><li>Desire to preserve fertility in adolescents<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Beneficios de la varicocelectom\u00eda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Surgical treatment is <strong>more than 90% effective in eliminating varicoceles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of surgically removing a varicocele is to relieve testicular pain, prevent testicular atrophy, and improve semen quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When there is a varicocele, the temperature of the testicle is slightly above normal; By removing the varicocele, the testicle recovers its normal temperature and allows it to function properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By performing a varicocelectomy, fertility can be recovered and a pregnancy achieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La varicoceletom\u00eda se considera una cirug\u00eda de m\u00ednima invasi\u00f3n\u00a0 que ofrece una r\u00e1pida recuperaci\u00f3n y poco dolor postoperatorio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/hacer-una-cita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Haz una cita aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El varicocele es el agrandamiento de las venas dentro del escroto. Esto es muy similar a las venas varicosas de las piernas. Los varicoceles son causa frecuente de infertilidad en el hombre debido a la afecci\u00f3n en la producci\u00f3n de esperma. Cerca del 15% de los hombres tienen alg\u00fan grado de varicocele; el lado que [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afecciones-juveniles","has-thumb"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9956"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10087,"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9956\/revisions\/10087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endolapv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}