The effect of varicocelectomy on sperm count, motility, and conception rate.
One hundred and eighty-seven male partners of involuntarily infertile couples were evaluated and found to have dilatation of the left spermatic vein. One hundred and forty-nine underwent varicocelectomy and achieved a statistically significantly improved conception rate as compared with the nonoperated group. Although 70.5% of men whose wives subsequently conceived had improved semen count and motility postoperatively, no parameter distinguished these men from other patients with similar improvement who remained infertile.
D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply; D013997:Time Factors; D014646:Varicocele / Q000601:surgery*