PREOPERATIVE SEMEN ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH VARICOCELE TREATED WITH MICROSURGICAL VARICOCELECTOMY AT XANH PON HOSPITAL
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Objective: This study aimed to analyze preoperative semen parameters in patients with varicocele at Xanh Pon Hospital. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study without a control group. Results: The mean age of patients was 26.3 ± 4.15 years. BMI distribution revealed that 9.4% of patients had a BMI under 18, 65.6% had a BMI between 18 and 25, and 25% had a BMI over 25. Varicocele location was predominantly left-sided, accounting for 84.4% of cases, while 6.3% were right-sided, and 3.1% were bilateral. In terms of varicocele grading, 3.1% of cases were Grade I, 28.1% were Grade II, and 68.8% were Grade III. In the preoperative semen analysis, 18.8% of patients had a semen volume under 2 ml, while 81.2% had a volume of 2 ml or more. For sperm concentration, 25% of patients had less than 20 million sperm/ml, while 75% had a concentration of at least 20 million/ml. The total sperm count was below 40 million in 31.3% of patients, while 68.8% had a normal total sperm count. In terms of progressive motility, 37.5% of patients had a motility rate below 50%, while 62.5% showed a rate of 50% or higher. Sperm viability was under 75% in 15.6% of patients, with 84.4% within the normal range. Lastly, 21.9% of patients had abnormal sperm morphology under 4%, while 78.1% had normal morphology. Conclusion: Among patients with varicocele prior to surgery, 18.8% had a semen volume under 2 ml, 25% had a sperm concentration under 20 million/ml, and 31.3% had a total sperm count under 40 million. Additionally, 37.5% of patients had progressive motility below 50%, and 15.6% had sperm viability below 75%.
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