NCT02006316

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
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 121 (actual)
• Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 20 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Varicocele

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-01-01
• Primary completion: 2008-04-01
• Completion: 2010-03-01
• First posted: 2013-12-10
• Last updated: 2014-05-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea