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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Is there a relationship between varicocele and testosterone levels?
José María Martínez-jabaloyasFrancisco García-morataCristina Ferrandis-cortésJuan Carlos Pastor-lenceJorge Panach-navarreteAndrés Morales-giraldosubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyTestosterone - serumbusiness.industryVaricocele030232 urology & nephrology030209 endocrinology & metabolismTestosterone (patch)medicine.diseaseBody Mass Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineEndocrinologyCross-Sectional StudiesErectile DysfunctionInternal medicineVaricocelemedicineHumansTestosteroneGeriatrics and Gerontologybusinessdescription
The goal of this work was to study the relationship between presence of varicocele and testosterone serum levels in adulthood.A comparative, cross-sectional study of 387 men who consulted for erectile dysfunction. Age, body mass index (BMI), diabetes (DM), and presence of varicocele were related to testosterone levels through uni- and multi-variate analysis.A total of 248 cases (70.8%) had no varicocele, 46 (13.1%) had grade I varicocele, 36 (10.3%) grade II, and 20 (5.7%) grade III. The mean total testosterone levels were 4.77 ng/mL in the non-varicocele group and 4.34 ng/mL in the varicocele group (We were not able to establish a relationship between the presence of varicocele and decreased serum testosterone levels. Other factors already described, such as obesity and age, were related to low levels of total and free testosterone.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-10 | The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male |