Abstract:
In this study the researcher tries to investigate two methods of
treatment of varicocele used in both radiologic department in Saudi
German Hospital in Riyadh Saudi Arabia and the department of Andrology
in Smir Abass Medical and IVF Center in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
The researcher investigated the two methods depending on semen
analysis for four parameters (Volume, concentration, motility and
morphology) before and after treatment among 61 patient suffering from
primary infertility, The cases were divided into two groups, the first group
consist of 31 patients treated by Varicocele Catheter Embolization in
radiologic department in Saudi German Hospital in Riyadh, the second
group consist of 30 patients treated by Microsurgical varicocelectomy in
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the department of Andrology in Smir Abass Medical and IVF Center in
Riyadh.
The study showed a significant improvement in semen parameters
after treatment in both methods when using paired “t” test ("p" values
0.000 - 0.007 for four parameters). With no significant differences in the
semen parameters when comparing the two methods after treatment ("p"
values 0.257 - 0.520 for three parameters), excluding the volume "p"
values 0.001 which depends upon other factors considered out of the
scope of this study.