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