Press Release Author: Anne Scoffield / DrugstoreTM
Industry: Healthcare
Press Release Summary: Varicoceles affect healthy men as it interfere with sperm function and cause male infertility. A new study, however, shows that a minimally invasive outpatient procedure was successful in treating 226 out of 228 varicoceles associated with male infertility. Venous embolization is a simple treatment that makes use of a catheter through the groin and can help improve sperm function in infertile men.
Press Release Body: Men with varicoceles may no longer worry about surgery to increase their chances of getting their partners pregnant, according to a recent study on male infertility treatment.
Varicoceles are tangled network of dilated veins, or varicose veins, in the scrotum which affect 10% to 15% of otherwise healthy men, interfering with sperm function and causing male infertility. The traditional treatment for this condition has been open surgery, but a new study shows a minimally invasive outpatient procedure was successful in treating 226 out of 228 varicoceles associated with male infertility.
While researchers remain uncertain on how and why this condition might cause fertility problems in men, finding a high level of sperm motility prior to varicocele treatment was the most significant factor related to achieving pregnancy.
Sebastian Flacke, MD, PhD, now associate professor of radiology at the Tufts University School of Medicine, said that venous embolization is a simple treatment that makes use of a catheter through the groin and can help improve sperm function in infertile men.
The treatment process is done by a radiologist who inserts a small catheter through a small incision in the groin and uses an imaging tool to guide it to the affected right- or left-sided varicocele. That procedure works by blocking excessive blood flow into the veins, allowing them to shrink back to normal size. It is a non-invasive procedure that is more comfortable compared to other alternatives, which involve open surgery. Recovery time is minimal, and researchers say most patients can return to work the next day.
The study involved 228 varicoceles, from 223 men aged 18-50; most of them had at least one varicocele. All of the men had healthy partners and were trying to become pregnant. Evaluation results showed 226 varicoceles were successfully treated with embolization. Three months after the treatment, semen analysis was performed on 173 of the men and found that sperm activity (motility) and sperm count had significantly improved. Six months later, 45 couples or 26% had successfully become pregnant. "With the patients' improved sperm function, more than one-quarter of their healthy partners were able to become pregnant," said Flacke.
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