Varicocele Treatment in Bangalore

Varicocele Treatment in Bangalore
Kiran Infertility Center offers the best Varicocele treatment in Bangalore. We are also
providing other world class treatment options in ART like IVF, ICSI, IUI, Test Tube Baby, Egg
Freezing and Surrogacy to help in getting a successful childbirth for you.
A varicocele is an anatomic abnormality that can impair sperm production and function.
About 40% of all infertility is caused by a sperm defect and this is referred to as “male factor
infertility”.
A varicocele is an abnormal tortuosity and dilation of veins of the pampiniform plexus within
the spermatic cord. A varicocele could possibly affect sperm by increasing testicular
temperature
Urologists often diagnose and surgically repair varicoceles. However, correcting a varicocele
(surgical procedure) often does not improve the semen quality enough to change the
therapy that will be required to result in pregnancy for the couple.
Several studies have shown that varicocele surgery can improve sperm counts or low
motility but randomized and controlled trials do not consistently show improved pregnancy
rates (see below). There could be a difference between getting a higher sperm count, and
getting the female partner pregnant.
In other words, if a couple will need insemination with male partner’s sperm, or possibly in
vitro fertilization anyway, why to waste time, money etc. on surgery for a varicocele. These
treatment options depend on the degree of abnormality in the semen and other factors
involved in the individual couple’s case.

For example, if the count is under about 10 million per cc, or the motility below about 30%,
it is unlikely that the semen quality will improve enough after varicocele repair to result in
pregnancy without inseminations or IVF. These couples should consider seeing an infertility
specialist for a Meta analysis of these 6 studies (a statistical technique that combines results
from multiple studies) showed no significant effect of surgery on pregnancy rates.
The jury is still out on how effective varicocele surgery is as a treatment of male infertility.
The waters are still murky.
‣ Couples considering varicocele surgery should see a well trained urologist as well as an
infertility specialist for education about all of their options before proceeding.
‣ Some couples (with a young female partner) will decide to proceed with the varicocele
surgery and see what happens.
‣ It is not a big surgery and recovery is pretty easy. If they don’t get pregnant within 6-12
months after the surgery, the other treatment options such as insemination and/or IVF
and ICSI are available.