What are the pros and cons of varicocele surgery?

Having varicocele surgery can help improve discomfort, quality of sex life, and sperm quality, but it may affect local aesthetics after surgery, and there is also a risk of recurrence and damage to the spermatic artery. 1. Benefits of varicocele surgery: (1) Improvement of physical discomfort: Varicocele usually leads to swelling and pulling pain in the scrotum area, and surgery can help to improve these discomforts. (2) Improvement of sex life: Varicocele may also cause loss of libido and pain during sexual intercourse, which can be improved with surgery. (3) Improvement of sperm quality: Varicocele can also have an effect on sperm quality, and surgery can help improve sperm quality. 2. Disadvantages of varicocele surgery: (1) Affecting local aesthetics: Surgery for varicocele will leave scars, which will affect local aesthetics to a certain extent; (2) recurrence: after varicocele surgery, there is a possibility of recurrence, mainly due to the re-establishment of collateral circulation. (3) Damage to the spermatic artery: Surgery for varicocele may damage the spermatic artery, resulting in localized ischemia of the testes, which may lead to localized or total atrophy of the testes. Doing varicocele surgery is recommended to go to regular hospitals and find experienced doctors to operate, which can improve the safety and reduce the chances of adverse clinical outcomes. After the operation, you should also follow the doctor’s instructions carefully and take good care of yourself.