Does Varicocelectomy Improve Gonadal Function in Men with Hypogonadism and Infertility? Analysis of a Prospective Study

Table 6

Comparisons of age, infertility duration, testicular size, maximum vein diameter, sperm count, total testosterone pre- procedure between the study group and control group.

Variables	Control group	Study group	P value
Age (years)	31.73±4.51	30.04±4.91	0.012*
Duration of subfertility/infertility (years)	2.39±0.98	3.23±1.75	<0.001**
Total testosterone (ng/mL)	1.85±0.11	1.77±0.18	0.001**
Testicular size (cc)	8.76±1.92	8.15±3.49	0.119
Max vein diameter (mm)	3.53±0.38	3.38±0.64	0.046*
Semen analysis: count (millions/mL)	12.75±5.80	12.18±5.53	0.477