Varicocele

With the use of a surgical microscope, we andrologists at Riyadh Fertility Center can see all the veins, which we connect to prevent varicose reflux, and the magnifying power of the microscope helps us preserve the testicle from atrophy by preserving the main artery supplying it.

Varicocele is most likely to appear on the left side, but sometimes by 10%, it is on both sides.
It is a swelling of one or several veins in the scrotum as it occurs in varicose veins.

Causes of varicocele

Varicocele occurs for several reasons, including:

• Swelling of the lymph nodes located next to the testicles.
• Valve blockages inside the blood vessels that nourish the testicle.
• The occurrence of blood clotting, even if it is minor.
• The presence of cancerous masses is close to the testicles, so the blood vessels supplying them are affected.

What are the symptoms of varicocele?

• A feeling of heaviness in the testicles.
• Pain in the testicles increases when standing a lot, and decreases when sleeping and lying on the back.
• A “worm cyst” is a collection of blood within enlarged blood vessels forming varicocele.

When do you need surgery?

• If varicose veins are felt by manual examination during a clinical examination.
• If varicose veins cause delayed childbearing and the occurrence of infertility in a man.
• The presence of impaired semen analysis is due to varicocele.

Treatment of varicocele

With the use of a surgical microscope, we andrologists at Riyadh Fertility Center can see all the veins, which we connect to prevent varicose reflux, and the magnifying power of the microscope helps us preserve the testicle from atrophy by preserving the main artery supplying it.

In general, the removal of varicocele by surgical microscope has made a huge breakthrough in the treatment of fertility problems in men.