varicoceles

Who knew that after years of bicycle riding, Michael had developed something called varicoceles: varicose veins in a man’s key areas?

The Joys of Much Too Much Bonnie Fuller 2006

Get checked for varicoceles, the enlarged veins inside the scrotum that heat up the testicles.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

Typically, varicoceles are found on the left side, and in the 50 percent of men who have them on both sides, the left one is larger.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

Men at high risk of developing antisperm antibodies include those who have had testicle torsion, inflammation of the epididymis or testicles, a partial obstruction of sperm-carrying tubes, and large varicoceles.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

In a warm room with the man standing and the scrotum warmed with a heating pad, Dr. Goldstein can readily see large varicoceles through the skin of a relaxed scrotum.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

The effects of aging on sperm can be slowed down by a healthy lifestyle, repair of large varicoceles, and possibly antioxidant vitamins.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

His studies also show that varicoceles raise the temperature inside the testicles, and repairing these varicoceles causes the temperature to drop.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

Dr. Goldstein is internationally renowned for his pioneering work in vasectomy reversals and microsurgical repair of varicoceles varicose veins in the scrotum and blockages.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

The squeezing makes the veins in his scrotum bulge out more to make it easier to detect smaller varicoceles.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010

The incidence of varicoceles increases with age and men with varicoceles that were not repaired when they were younger experience an even more accelerated decline in testicular function.

A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010