Varicocele Is Associated with Impaired Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormone Levels: A Study of 7035 Healthy Young Men from Six European Countries.
: Damsgaard J, Joensen UN, Carlsen E, Erenpreiss J, Blomberg Jensen M, Matulevicius V, Zilaitiene B, Olesen IA, Perheentupa A, Punab M, Salzbrunn A, Toppari J, Virtanen HE, Juul A, Skakkebæk NE, Jørgensen N
: 2016
: European Urology
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: 6
: 1019
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: 0302-2838
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2016.06.044(external)
Conclusions
We demonstrated an adverse effect of increasing grade of varicocele on testicular function in men not selected due to fertility status.