Abstract

Study the early postoperative course of sperm parameters after antegrade sclerotherapy (AS) of clinical left varicocele (CLV) in men consulting for infertility with sperm disruption, and to validate the efficacy and safety of treatment. Monocentric retrospective observational study of men with CLV, consultant in medically assisted procreation center for primary or secondary infertility of the couple. All patients were operated by SA via scrotal approach. After clinical and ultrasound checks at 6 weeks, a control spermogram was performed at 3-6 months of surgery. The following parameters were analyzed: sperm count, motility, percent of normal form, and total number of motile sperm ("total motile sperm count" [TMSC]). The study involved 138 men (median age 33 years) with sperm alteration. All patients benefited from AS of their CLV. No Clavian complication > 1 was observed. Postoperative control demonstrated a significant improvement in all spermogram parameters, with a median progression of 40% of the count (55 vs 32×106), 80% of the concentration (20.3 vs 11.1×106/ml), 30% of the motility (34.7% vs 26.5%), 60% of the normal form percentage (4.0 vs 2.5%) and the 75% TMSC (41.5 vs 23%), 7×106) (p<0.005). SA is an effective and safe technique for treating CLV and improving sperm parameters fertility indicators. Our results suggest that this treatment may be recommended to infertile men with CLV in the management of infertility of the couple. 3.

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