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Arch Ital Urol Androl
January 2025
Andrology & STDs Department, Kasr Alainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
Background: Varicocele (Vx) which is the most treatable cause of male infertility, is also associated with low sperm count, decreased sperm motility and increased sperm abnormal morphology. We aimed in the current study to evaluate the correlation between seminal α-Glycerylphosphorylcholine (αGPC) and semen parameters in infertile patients pre- and post- sub-inguinal micro-varicocelectomy.
Methods: The current comparative prospective study was carried out on 20 male patients who presented to Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals from March 2022 to March 2023 as well as 20 healthy controls.
Basic Clin Androl
January 2025
Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, China.
Background: Hemodynamic alterations in the spermatic vein are implicated in infertility among patients with varicocele (VC). Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), a powerful tool for hemodynamic analysis, remains unexplored for VC. This study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of using CEUS to evaluate spermatic vein hemodynamics in patients with VC and establish a clear correlation between specific hemodynamic patterns and impaired semen parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Hum Reprod Sci
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Background: Male infertility emerges as an important cause during the evaluation of infertile couples. Varicocele is a well-known cause of male infertility. The role of seminal lactoferrin, an iron-binding glycoprotein, in male fertility is unclear and needs further investigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Fertil Steril
January 2025
Department of Reproductive Biotechnology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Centre, Royan Institute for Biotechnology, ACECR, Isfahan, Iran. Email:
Background: Oxidative aggression is a hallmark of varicocele and may depend on decreased reactive ability of the endogenous antioxidant system following heat stress. We aimed to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Therefore, the expression of the main enzyme proteins involved in the generation of endogenous antioxidant power, cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS), cystathionine gamma-lyase (CSE), heme oxygenase (HO-1), and also, some of the metabolites (methionine, homocysteine, taurine and vitamin B6) reporting on their activity was investigated using a surgical varicocele model in rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTunis Med
January 2025
Department of urology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir,Tunisia.
Introduction: Varicocele has a detrimental effect on testicular growth and spermatogenesis, hence the importance of its management. This management remains controversial among Tunisian urologists; diagnostic and therapeutic choices tend to vary from one urologist to another.
Aim: The aim of this survey is to evaluate the practices of Tunisian urologists regarding varicocele management compared to the latest international guidelines.
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