Effect of varicocele on semen quality of officers and soldiers stationed along the coast
10.3760/cma.j.cn311847-211227-00358
- VernacularTitle:沿海驻防部队官兵精索静脉曲张程度对精液质量的影响
- Author:
Songnan CHEN
1
;
Xuefang BEN
1
;
Runtian WANG
1
;
Wuyan LIU
1
;
Long MA
1
;
Jianjun XIA
1
Author Information
1. 解放军联勤保障部队北戴河康复疗养中心，秦皇岛 066100
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Varicocele;
Semen quality;
Sperm density;
Sperm survival rate
- From:
Chinese journal of nautical medicine and hyperbaric medicine
2022;29(2):230-232
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the grade of varicocele and its impact on semen quality of officers and soldiers stationed in coastal areas.Methods:The research subjects were 146 patients with left-sided varicocele and 32 healthy men selected from the male officers and soldiers who had visited the Beidaihe Sanatorium of PLA Joint Logistics Support Force. They were given physical and ultrasonic examination of spermatic vein and were divided into different groups by ultrasonic grading according to the inner diameter of their spermatic vein. Their semen quality was routinely analyzed.Results:There was no significant difference in semen volume or sperm deformity rate among the groups（ P > 0.05）. As varicocele aggravated，the sperm survival rate，sperm density，and the proportion of Grade A + B sperm all decreased significantly in the groups of clinical type II and III compared with those in the groups of normal type，subclinical type，and clinical type I（ P < 0.05）. Conclusion:The incidence of varicocele in officers and soldiers of coastal garrisons is significantly higher than that in the general population. The varicocele grade is closely related to the semen quality. Varicocele of clinical type I and below has less impact on the semen quality.
