Hereditary tendency of varicocele.
- Author:
Hai-Xin CHEN
1
;
Xiang WANG
;
Guan ZHANG
;
Zi-Lin FANG
;
Zhen-Shan DING
;
Nai-Bo LIU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Humans; Infertility, Male; Male; Middle Aged; Pedigree; Varicocele; epidemiology; genetics; Young Adult
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2011;17(9):835-836
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the hereditary tendency of varicocele.
METHODSWe included in this study 112 varicocele patients, 117 direct male relatives of the patients, and 100 healthy men as controls. We compared the incidence of varicocele tween the direct relative group and the control group.
RESULTSThe direct male relatives of the varicocele patients had a significantly higher incidence of varicocele than the healthy controls (36.8% vs 17%, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONThe increased incidence of varicocele in the direct male relatives of the patients indicated a hereditary tendency of the disease.
