Adrenal Cortical Hormones in the Spermatic Vein of 95 Patients with Left Varicocele
- 24 April 2009
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Andrologia
- Vol. 8 (2) , 101-104
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0272.1976.tb02118.x
Abstract
Adrenocortical hormones were measured in the peripheral and spermatic venous blood samples, taken simultaneously at the time of a high vasoligation for left varicocele in 95 patients. Our results do not confirm the hypothesis of MacLeod that the deleterious effects of a varicocele on male fertility are caused by an higher local concentration of adrenocortical hormones, due to venous reflux through incompetent valves. If this is the case it occurs only in a minority of patients.Keywords
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