Left spermatic vein reflux after varicocele repair predicts pregnancies and live births in subfertile couples.
Settimio D'AndreaA BarbonettiC CastelliniL NollettiA MartorellaE MinaldiA V GiordanoS CarducciS NecozioneF FrancavillaS FrancavillaPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2019)
The still controversial effect of varicocele repair on fertility in subfertile couples may reside on the undefined objective methods to document a successful VR and its effect on couple fertility. The disappearance of a continuous left SVR at CDUS after VR was the objective best predictor for subsequent improved fertility in subfertile couples.