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Varicocele--the most common cause of male factor infertility?Redmon JB; Carey P; Pryor JLHum Reprod Update 2002[Jan]; 8 (1): 53-8Varicocele is often cited as the most common cause of male factor infertility. Arguments in support of this statement include reports of increased prevalence of varicocele in populations of infertile men compared with fertile or otherwise unselected men, association of varicocele with abnormal semen parameters, and improvements in semen parameters and/or pregnancy rates after varicocele repair. Logically, there would appear to be three possibilities regarding the relationship between varicocele and fertility: (i) varicocele has no association with or effect on male fertility; (ii) varicocele may be associated with, but is not the cause of, male subfertility; and (iii) varicocele is a direct cause of male subfertility. In the following, we review evidence from the literature for and against these three possibilities: at the current time, available evidence appears inadequate to confirm or deny any of these three possibilities. Since the ultimate goal of infertile couples is to conceive, it seem logical that future varicocele research should focus primarily on adequately powered, controlled clinical trials in well-characterized infertile couples, randomized to intervention or appropriate controlled observation, with pregnancy as the primary outcome.|Humans[MESH]|Infertility, Male/*etiology[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Testis/pathology[MESH]|Varicocele/*complications/pathology[MESH] |
