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Adolescent varicocele have been associated with testicular volume loss, endocrine abnormalities, and abnormal semen parameters. Severe testicular damage is found in 20 % of adolescents affected, with abnormal findings in 46 % of affected adolescents. Histological findings are similar in children or adolescents and in infertile men. In 70 % of patients with grade 2 and 3 varicocele, left testicular volume loss was found.
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Hamada, A., Esteves, S., Agarwal, A. (2016). Varicocele in Adolescents. In: Varicocele and Male Infertility. SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24936-0_7
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