Varicose vein symptoms

Varicose testicles brings great harm to male friends. There are many reasons for varicose testicles in male friends, generally including anatomical factors, physiological factors, and some other factors. Varicose testicles will affect male fertility, so if male friends have varicose testicles, they must actively seek treatment.

So how should male friends confirm that they have varicose testicles? Male friends should know some symptoms of varicose testicles. Once the symptoms of varicose testicles appear, they need to go to the hospital immediately for diagnosis.

In the male scrotum, there is a cord-like tissue on each side, which is composed of vas deferens, arteries, and veins. Medically, it is called the spermatic cord, and the vein inside the spermatic cord is called the spermatic vein. Due to the characteristics of the anatomical structure and factors such as male physiological development, the spermatic vein is prone to blood stasis and expansion, forming a worm-like venous mass, which is called varicocele. The left spermatic vein is more prone to disease.

The chance of middle-aged and older men getting varicocele is not very high, and it mainly occurs in young men. The incidence rate is 10-15% in the male population, and 15-20% in male infertility. This symptom mostly occurs on the left side, but it is not uncommon for patients to have bilateral varicocele, which can be as high as about 20%.

Varicose veins of the testicles may be accompanied by testicular atrophy and spermatogenesis disorders, resulting in male infertility. Varicose veins can also be caused by kidney tumors or other retroperitoneal tumors. Varicose veins caused by compression are called symptomatic or secondary varicocele. The harm is very great.

1. The patient may have no symptoms at all and the disease is only discovered during physical examination.

2. Swollen blood vessels like earthworms can be felt or seen in the scrotum, which is called "worms in a bag" in the medical field. The scrotum or testicle on the affected side has a swollen feeling or pain, and the scrotum is enlarged. When standing, the scrotum and testicle on the affected side are lower than the healthy side. Dilated and tortuous veins can be seen on the surface of the scrotum. There is a soft mass like an earthworm when touched. The symptoms are more obvious when standing for a long time or exerting force on the abdomen. Lying flat can reduce or eliminate the symptoms. Sitting for a long time will cause the local temperature of the spermatic cord to rise and cause swelling and pain.

3. Patients may have symptoms of neurasthenia, such as headache, fatigue, neurasthenia, etc. Some patients have sexual dysfunction.

Varicose veins can sometimes affect fertility. 9% of people with varicocele are infertile, and 39% of male infertility is caused by varicocele. Severe cases can cause testicular atrophy.

Clinically, it is found that tall and thin people are more likely to suffer from this disease. Although medicine has not confirmed the relationship between body shape and varicocele, it may be because the varicocele vein forms a right angle when returning to the left renal vein, which affects the return of blood.

If elderly people are found to have varicocele, they should consider whether it is caused by a kidney tumor compressing the kidney veins.

We introduced what varicose testicles is above. We know that varicose testicles can easily cause harm to male friends and even cause fertility problems. We recommend that male friends take precautions against varicose testicles. The above article introduces the symptoms of varicose testicles in detail.