Effects of Varicocele Repair on Testicular Endocrine Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The objective of this manuscript is to assess the effect of varicocele repair (VR) in patients with clinical varicoceles on serum total testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and inhibin B serum levels.

Materials and methods

The study was performed in compliance with the Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies (MOOSE) guidelines and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). All eligible studies were selected following the PICOS (Population, Intervention, Comparison/Comparator, Outcomes, Study design) model. The values of each outcome measured after VR were compared to the before parameters and, when available, to the values on patients with unrepaired varicoce

SUBMITTER: Cannarella R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12505477 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature