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How does his varicocele impair fertility?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

See a dcotor: It may or may not. A urologist, or many good primary docs, could help sort out whether his is a problem or not.

Dr Abdullah agreed

Answered 5/1/2013

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