title: Adrenal cortical hormones in the spermatic vein of 95 patients with left varicocele.
abstract: Adrenocortical hormones were measured in the peripheral and spermatic venous blood samples, taken simultaneously at the time of a high vasoligation for left varicocele in 95 patients. Our results do not confirm the hypothesis of MacLeod that the deleterious effects of a varicocele on male fertility are caused by an higher local concentration of adrenocortical hormones, due to venous reflux through incompetent valves. If this is the case it occurs only in a minority of patients.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply*; D014646:Varicocele / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones