Clinical aspects in the surgical treatment of varicocele in subfertile men. I. Comparison of observed and expected pregnancy rates.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
; 27(1): 33-41, 1988 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-3338607
ABSTRACT
Ninety-six couples, consulting for primary (n = 73) or secondary (n = 23) infertility, and thought to be infertile due to a varicocele in the husband associated with sperm abnormalities, were subjected to a follow-up study. Of these, 57 were surgically corrected and 39 were not, depending only on the patient's choice. All women were intensively treated where necessary. From our data we conclude that (1) fertility prognosis is significantly better in couples with secondary subfertility than in couples with primary subfertility, (2) surgical correction of varicocele in cases of secondary subfertility does not increase subsequent pregnancy rates, and (3) surgical correction of varicocele in cases of primary subfertility significantly increases subsequent pregnancy rates, since cumulative observed pregnancy rates are more than double the cumulative theoretically expected treatment-independent pregnancy rates.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Varicocele
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Gravidez
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Infertilidade Masculina
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article