Varicocele

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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Varicocele(Free Handout)


Overview

Varicocele is a mass of enlarged and dilated veins that develops in the spermatic cord within the scrotal sac. The spermatic cord is made up of veins, arteries, lymphatic vessels, nerves, and the duct that carries sperm to the seminal vesicles (vas deferens) from the testes. If the valves that regulate bloodflow from these veins are congenitally (from birth) defective, blood does not circulate from the testicles effici...Read the full article