Varicocele as a factor of violation of spermatogenesis and decrease in male fertility
https://doi.org/10.29039/1992-6499-2023-1-6-16
Abstract
For many years, the focus of attention of domestic and foreign urologists andrologists is the problem of patients with varicocele. The results of the research suggest that varicocele is widespread in the male population, and does not have a tendency to decrease, being one of the main causes of subfertility or infertility that in the scale of the Russian Federation are of particular importance in terms of the prevailing negative demographic trends. When writing the article, 60 literary sources were processed, of which 11 are domestic, 49 are foreign. Analysis of literary sources shows that all questions of the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment of varicocele remain the subject of debate. Treatment of varicocele, its recurrence is aimed primarily at preventing disorders or restoring existing reproductive disorders, restoration of fertility, minimizing the likelihood of relapse and complications.
Supporting agencies: The authors declare that there is no external funding for the exploration and analysis work
About the Authors
E. H. Baichorov
Stavropol State Medical University; Ministry of Health of the Stavropol Territory
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Enver H. Baichorov, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Chief Surgeon, Head of Department
Stavropol
R. I. Panchenko
Stavropol State Medical University; Regional Clinical Specialized Uroandrological Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Rodion I. Panchenko, urologist-andrologist, post-graduate student
Stavropol
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