The dangers of genital varicose veins

It turns out that varicose veins do not only occur in the legs, but can also occur in the reproductive organs. Varicose veins are a type of male disease. This type of genital varicose veins is very harmful and will affect men's work and life. Some may even lead to sexual dysfunction, reduced sperm count, and decreased semen quality. Let's learn more about it together~

1. Work and life are affected

Varicose vein varicocele first affects the patient's work and life, because its typical symptoms are a feeling of heaviness and bloating in the scrotum or testicles. When the patient stands or walks, the heaviness and bloating will worsen, while the symptoms will be significantly reduced or disappear when lying flat.

Because the spermatic artery is a pair of symmetrically distributed, soft, round cord-like structures from the deep ring of the inguinal canal to the upper end of the testicle, it is closely related to the function of the testicle. Testosterone is a male hormone secreted by the testicle, which is mainly used to maintain male sexual function and is also the driving force for sperm production. Once a male friend develops varicocele, it will inevitably affect the normal secretion of testosterone by the testicle, and in severe cases, it will cause male sexual dysfunction.

3. Decreased sperm count

As we all know, the occurrence and growth of sperm require a suitable temperature. The normal body temperature of the human body is between 36.2℃ and 37.2℃, and the temperature that is most suitable for sperm survival is slightly lower than this temperature, which is why human testicles grow outside the body cavity. Due to varicocele, blood stasis in the veins causes the temperature of the testicles to rise, which interferes with the spermatogenesis of the testicles and causes a decrease in the number of sperm.

The stasis of blood in the spermatic vein affects testicular metabolism and causes local hypoxia, which leads to the accumulation of metabolic waste in the testicles and the increase of the concentration of harmful substances in the body fluids, thereby poisoning the spermatogenic cells of the testicles or causing the inactivation of sperm, resulting in a decrease in the quality of semen and even infertility in severe cases.