Testicular volume, scrotal temperature, and oxidative stress in fertile men with left varicocele.
The testicular volume in fertile men with undetermined varicoceles was comparable with men without varicoceles. Elevation of scrotal temperature without an increase of oxidative stress in fertile men with varicoceles indicates a disturbance of the oxidative stress scavenging system in infertile men with varicoceles.
Shiraishi
Koji
K
Department of Urology, Ube Industries Central Hospital, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. sirakkkay@aol.com
Takihara
Hiroshi
H
Naito
Katsusuke
K
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009929:Organ Size; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012611:Scrotum / Q000502:physiology*; D013737:Testis / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D014646:Varicocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*
D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species