What are the early symptoms of varicocele?

Varicose veins can have a great impact on male reproductive health, causing physical discomfort or sexual dysfunction. It can also directly affect fertility, leading to male infertility and sperm production disorders.

1. Causes physical discomfort in men

Patients with varicocele often experience swelling and pulling pain in the scrotum. Patients may also suffer from some negative emotions and symptoms of neurasthenia, such as abnormal mood, fatigue, insomnia and other uncomfortable symptoms, which bring many negative effects to male friends.

2. Causes sexual dysfunction in men

Men with varicocele often experience sexual dysfunction such as low libido, dyspareunia, erectile dysfunction, etc., which can cause disharmony in family life.

3. Cause male infertility

Varicose veins may be accompanied by testicular atrophy, leading to sperm and semen abnormalities such as dead sperm, oligospermia, and asthenospermia. It is the disease with the highest incidence rate among male infertility.

4. Produce toxicity

Influence of toxic substances When the spermatic vein is varicocelectomy, the blood in the left renal vein flows back to the left internal spermatic vein. Therefore, the metabolites of the adrenal glands, such as cortisol, catecholamines, and 5-hydroxytryptamine, may flow back into the spermatic vein and have a toxic effect on the spermatogenic epithelium of the testis.

5. Sperm production disorder

When the testicular temperature rises and varicocele is induced, the testicular temperature rises due to the lack of good venous return in the testicles. The occurrence and growth of sperm require a specific temperature environment, so they are not adapted to this temperature rise, and sperm production is hindered.