Definitions and Epidemiology



Fig. 1.1
Photograph of a large left varicocele seen through the scrotal skin (left). Illustration of varicose veins on the left spermatic cord as compared to normal sized-veins on the right side (right). (Reprint with permission from Esteves [232])






Table 1.1
Distribution of diagnostic categories in a group of infertile men attending a male infertility clinic. (Source: Androfert, Brazil; [4])



















































Category
N

%

Varicocele
629
26.4

Infectious
72
3.0

Hormonal
54
2.3

Ejaculatory dysfunction
28
1.2

Systemic diseases
11
0.4

Idiopathic/unexplained
289
12.1

Immunologic
54
2.3

Obstruction
359
15.1

Cancer
11
0.5

Cryptorchidism
342

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