Beneficial Effects of Microsurgical Varicocelectomy on Semen Parameters for Causes Other Than Infertility

Beneficial Effects of Microsurgical Varicocelectomy on Semen Parameters in Patients Who Underwent Surgery for Causes Other Than Infertility

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02006316

Enrollment

121

Registered

2013-12-10

Start date

2000-01-31

Completion date

2010-03-31

Last updated

2014-05-14

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Conditions

Varicocele

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether clinical varicoceles are associated with abnormal semen parameters and whether varicocelectomy could improve the semen parameter in patients unrelated with infertility.

Detailed description

While most studies are continued to validate the observations of significant improvements in sperm density and motility after varicocele ligation in infertile patients, there have been few studies to investigate the effects of varicocelectomy on semen parameters in adult men unrelated with infertility. The purpose of this study was to determine whether varicocelectomy could improve the semen parameter of these patients as well as whether clinical varicoceles are associated with abnormal semen parameters in patients unrelated with infertility.

Interventions

PROCEDUREMicrosurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

20 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* men with clinical varicoceles underwent microsurgical varicocelectomy due to causes other than infertility such as testicular pain, discomfort or scrotal mass

Exclusion criteria

* adolescents * men with proven fertility or azoospermia * men with preoperative normal sperm analysis * available data to compare between preoperative and postoperative semen analyses

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Sperm concentration, motility, and morphology	at postoperative 4months	To observe the change of sperm concentration, motility, and morphology pre and postoperatively in the patients of inclusion criteria

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
whether semen analysis should be done in men with clinical varicocele regardless of the chief complaint	at postoperative 4months	this result would show the need of performing semen analysis even in the patients with clinical varicocels due to causes other than infertility

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026