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ArticleArab journal of urology2025

Does age matter? Impact of age on testicular function and pregnancy outcomes following microsurgical varicocelectomy in patients with grade 3 varicocele.

Haitham ElBardisi, Ahmad AlMalki, Kareim Khalafalla, Walid El Ansari, Mohamed Arafa, Mohammed Mahdi, Khalid AlKubaisi, Sami AlSaid, Onder Canguven, Ahmad Majzoub

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Article in Arab journal of urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Haitham ElBardisiDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3902-7924
Ahmad AlMalkiDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4155-6676
Kareim KhalafallaDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9476-4869
Walid El AnsariDepartment of Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-1302
Mohamed ArafaDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-8857
Mohammed MahdiDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0607-2489
Khalid AlKubaisiDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2834-1371
Sami AlSaidDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1209-1283
Onder CanguvenDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1010-0609
Ahmad MajzoubDepartment of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7423-6241

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effects of age on semen and hormonal parameters following microsurgical varicocelectomy among patients with grade 3 varicocele, and to compare fertility outcomes between younger (<40 years) and older (≥40 years) men. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of infertile patients with clinical left grade 3 varicocele who underwent microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy (MV). Patients meeting the inclusion criteria ( Results: Post-surgery, the younger group showed significant improvements in sperm count and total motility ( Conclusion: MV is a viable option for older infertile patients as it is for younger infertile men with grade 3 varicocele, and both groups can achieve similarly high rates of pregnancy outcomes.

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age impactMale infertilitymicrosurgical subinguinal varicocelectomysemen analysisspontaneous pregnancy

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