Varicocelectomy
Varicocelectomy is surgery that ties off or removes the swollen veins of a varicocele so that blood no longer pools around the testicle. The aim is a cooler, healthier setting for sperm to form. It belongs among the restorative operations offered to men.1
Male factor is often left unexamined. In a claims study of about five million insured members, 14.5 percent of men with a diagnosed varicocele had the surgery within nine months of an infertility diagnosis, while 73 to 81 percent of men had begun IVF.2
IVF does not treat a varicocele. Surgery does. Both partners deserve a real evaluation first.
Cited in this entry
- Yeung P. Surgery in Restorative Reproductive Medicine. Journal of Restorative Reproductive Medicine. 2025. https://doi.org/10.63264/v8yt9r80
- Parnell T, Minjeur M, Turczynski C, Pistilli T. Real World Fertility Evaluation & Care Prior to In Vitro Fertilization: Care Gaps That Could be Addressed by Restorative Reproductive Medicine: A Retrospective 5-Million Patient Claims Based Care-Gap Analysis. Journal of Restorative Reproductive Medicine. 2026. https://doi.org/10.63264/r27a3q62
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