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ArticleCurrent urology reports2012

Varicocele in adolescence: where are we now?

Laura S Merriman, Andrew J Kirsch

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Article in Current urology reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Laura S MerrimanChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, 5445 Meridian Mark Road, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA. laura.stansell@emory.edu
Andrew J Kirsch

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The exact pathophysiology of varicocele and the subsequent alteration of spermatogenesis has been the subject of much debate. Despite an enormous amount of literature on the subject, the appropriate management of varicocele in the adolescent patient population has not yet been clearly elucidated. While not every male with varicocele will be subfertile, the possibility potentially lends credence to early diagnosis for those in whom treatment will have an impact.

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Infertility, MaleAdolescentGonadotropinsHumansHypoxiaMaleOxidative StressSpermatogenesisTestisVaricoceleGonadotropins

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