The testicles need a supply of fresh blood to function correctly. It’s not difficult for the heart to pump blood into the testicles. The problem is how to get the blood in the testicles back to the ...

The report from the 2023 annual conference of French Urology Association (AFU), which was dedicated to male fertility, focused heavily on the diagnosis and treatment of varicocele, the most common ...

Some swelling is due to enlarged veins called varicoceles. This condition is comparable to varicose veins in the legs and typically develops slowly on one side of the scrotum. Many varicoceles produce ...

As many as 15 percent of men have varicoceles, masses of enlarged and dilated veins in the testicles. There is new evidence that varicoceles, long known to be a cause of male infertility, interfere ...

MUNICH — Even a small varicocele can significantly affect sperm quality and fertility in an otherwise healthy young man, according to a population-based study of more than 7000 army recruits in six ...