varicocele cost?

varicocele cost?

talk to your urologist and his/her billing manager. your answer depends on your insurance copays, doctor's charges, treatment prescribed, etc.Do I need treatment for my varicocele?

You should really check with a Urologist for all of that. I have one too but they don't want to perform surgery until it actually becomes a big deal. They said they would only suggest I get it all fixed if I was experiencing bad pains (I only have minor aches) or if my sperm count was low.

You'll probably get a physical examination and an ultrasound (to see if your testicles are about the same size).You should go to a Urologist, my Urologist told me i didn't need surgery until it became bigger but if yours is large then you might need it.I would see a infertility urologist / specialist. Typically if the semen analysis comes back bad, or athrophy of the testicle is taking place they will suggest surgery from what i have read. From what I hear the embolization is not really the best approach. Its the least painful, quick recovery, but has higher rates of failure where you may have to go for a real surgical approach anyway. The micro-surgical approach if the surgeon is good is the failure rate is 1%, as opposed to 15-25% for embolization. Plus the increase in sperm count typically is that much higher. It does take longer to recoup and is more painful. The results are really the key.

Do the research on the web I dont want to steer you either way. The only thing I can say for sure though is go to a fertility urologist. I put a link to a Dr. Marc Goldstein's website it has the details on the micro-surgical approach.

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