PharmD. - Stadtlanders' Clinical Fertility Specialist A varicocele is a vericose vien in the scrotum which can cause progressive damage to the sperm production.
Varicoceles are the most common cause of male infertility and one of the most treatable.
The condition raises testicular temperature, thereby impairing sperm production and motility. Another significant advance in the treatment of male infertility has recently been achieved by New York-Cornell's Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery. The significant role of varicoceles as a major factor in male infertility has been one of the principal focuses of research in the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery. To gain a better understanding of your reproductive system and what is required for intercourse to result in conception, proceed to Male Body . Information on The Female Body is also available.