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| Title |
Surgery or embolization for varicoceles in subfertile men
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd000479.pub5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anja CJ Kroese, Natascha M de Lange, John Collins, Johannes LH Evers |
| Abstract |
A varicocele is a meshwork of distended blood vessels in the scrotum, usually left-sided, due to dilatation of the spermatic vein. Although the concept that a varicocele causes male subfertility has been around for more than 50 years now, the mechanisms by which a varicocele would affect fertility have not yet been satisfactorily explained. Neither is there sufficient evidence to explain the mechanisms by which varicocelectomy would restore fertility. Furthermore, it has been questioned whether a causal relation exists at all between the distension of the pampiniform plexus (a network of many small veins found in the human male spermatic cord) and impairment of fertility. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 113 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 112 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 14% |
| Researcher | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 25 | 22% |
| Unknown | 27 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 45 | 40% |
| Psychology | 8 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Unknown | 34 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 March 2021.
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#5,031
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#97
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