Is 12 too young to have surgery for varicoceles? What is the recommended age?

Is 12 too young to have surgery for varicoceles? What is the recommended age?

Varicoceles are usually on one side only. They have been implicated in reduced fertility. But surgery to remove the varicocele does not always result in successful fertility. It is a controversial area where supposed experts are in disagreement.

Personally, I would postpone surgery. But I would recommend consulting a pediatric urologist for a second opinion.ya some baby have surgery at 2mounthers and live. your son will be fin.i have got treatment for varicele just a few moths ago. i am 27 and i was carrying my right ball veyr large sine 12 yera age. but the operation caused no problem to me at all. i am just thinking why i havre not undergone that surgery a long ago and took a great pain for 15 yeras. do it now its not young or small., variocele can be treted in age of six without any danger an d12 is too safe. dont let your son feel the pain of testis for delaying it. its a very short operation and your son will be running after 10 days. dont afraid go for it immediatley.

another type of variocle that is called hydrocele is found in infants that is trated at age of 2 years. so you son cannot get any harm being of 12 yearsdoes having 2 varicoceles corrected mean you are sterile?

That surgery can really affect sperm count. But that doesn't mean he is infertile. With a very low sperm count, you can have what is called an IUI (intrauterine insemination). What they do is get the male to ejaculate in a cup (similar to when he goes to get sperm count) What they then do is spin it down to concentrate it, wash it, remove poor quality sperm, and then insert the sperm into the female during her fertile days. This greatly increases pregnancy rate.The effect of varicocele is usually in the sperm motility, meaning varicocele causes diminution in sperm motility. If his varicocele has been corrected, hopefully the results will be increased in sperm motility and normal fertility.

Low sperm counts don't necessarily means he cannot have kids. Good luck

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