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I have a left sided varicocele, initially asymptomatic, but from last few days dullaching in scrotum, surgery needed or medicines?can i play sports now?

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Dr. Jesse Mills answered

Specializes in Urology

Maybe: No medication will help a varicocele. Surgery may be necessary if pain limits activity or worsens your sperm count.

Answered 11/9/2020

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For correction of a varicocele, is an IR embolization approach able to block veins at the bottom of the scrotum such as gubernacular veins or external spermatic veins or can this only be done via surgery?

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I m sufering from scrotal pain since last 6 months,USG showd grade 1 varicocele of left side,urine reports were normal,are there chances of UTI/STD?

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I had gone through vericocele open surgery six days ago bht after the surgery i have swelling in my left scrotum. Is it normal or it is something which i should get checked?

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Hello Its been three weeks since I had the varicocele embolisation but Im still feeling pain in the left side of the testicle/scrotum I feel like the embolisation hasnt had an affect but im not sure if it takes more weeks for the pain to diminish?

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The left side of my scrotum is swelling and/or seems to be filling with fluid the day after an embolization to stop varicocele; is this normal?

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