VARICOCELE TESTIS AND TESTICULAR TEMPERATURE

Objective To evaluate whether there is an association between scrotal skin temperature and impaired semen quality in patients with varicocel e testis. Subjects and methods Two groups of men (all newly enlisted s oldiers), 39 with an asymptomatic varicocele testis and 38 normal cont rol subjects, were compared for semen quality and scrotal skin tempera ture. Results The semen quality in the men with varicocele was signifi cantly lower than that in the control subjects; however, there was no significant difference in scrotal skin temperature between the groups. Conclusion This study confirmed previous observations showing a possi ble relationship between varicocele testis and impaired sperm quality, but there was no apparent difference in scrotal skin temperature in m en with or without a varicocele.