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Volume 18, Issue 2 (March 2016) 18, 217–221; DOI:10.4103/1008-682X.169558
Prognostic factors for a favorable outcome after varicocele repair in adolescents and adults
Mary K Samplaski, Keith A Jarvi
1Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Correspondence: MK Samplaski (msamplaski@gmail.com)
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INTRODUCTION
Th e eff ect of varicocele repair on male fertility remains debatable.1
Th ough the majority of studies reported that varicocele repair resulted
in improved semen parameters, not all reports support this theory.2,3 Th e
impact on natural pregnancy rates is even more controversial.1 Based
on current evidence, both the American Urological Association (AUA)
and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) have
recommended varicocele correction for infertile men with clinical
varicocele and one or more abnormal semen parameters.4
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